Biochemical and genetic evidence for participation of DevR in a phosphorelay signal transduction pathway essential for heterocyst maturation in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4430-4434

  Hagen, Kari D ^a   Meeks, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

CANIDAE; NEGIBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME PCC 73102;

EID: 0032779505     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4430-4434.1999     Document Type: Article

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