Chimeric chemoreceptors in Escherichia coli: Signaling properties of Tar-Tap and Tap-Tar hybrids

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 914-920

  Weerasuriya, Siromi ^a   Schneider, Brian M ^a   Manson, Michael D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSPORTER ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIGEN PROCESSING 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; CHIMERA; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031931506     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.4.914-920.1998     Document Type: Article

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