The Caulobacter crescentus CgtA protein displays unusual guanine nucleotide binding and exchange properties

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5825-5832

  Lin, Bin ^a   Covalle, Kelly L ^a   Maddock, Janine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTHRANILIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM; RAS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032861460     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5825-5832.1999     Document Type: Article

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