Structural analysis of bacterial chemotaxis proteins: Components of a dynamic signaling system

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 189-200

  Djordjevic, Snezana ^a   Stock, Ann M ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial chemotaxis; Receptor modification; Response regulator; Signal transduction; Two component signaling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032455047     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4034     Document Type: Article

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