Mutational analysis and membrane topology of ComP, a quorum-sensing histidine kinase of Bacillus subtilis controlling competence development

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 4540-4548

  Piazza, Flavia ^a,b   Tortosa, Pablo ^a   Dubnau, David ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HISTIDINE; KALLIKREIN; PHEROMONE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSACTIVATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032791524     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.15.4540-4548.1999     Document Type: Article

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