Function of protonatable residues in the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli: A critical role for Asp 32 of MotB

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2729-2735

  Zhou, Jiadong ^a   Sharp, Leslie L ^a   Tang, H Lucy ^a   Lloyd, Scott A ^a   Billings, Stephanie ^a   Braun, Timothy F ^a   Blair, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; STATOR;

EID: 0031944413     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.10.2729-2735.1998     Document Type: Article

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