The N- and C-terminal domains of MecA recognize different partners in the competence molecular switch

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 886-894

  Persuh, M ^a,b   Turgay, K ^a   Mandic Mulec, I ^b   Dubnau, D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DIMER; PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMERIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032796135     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01544.x     Document Type: Article

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