Identification of a conserved N-terminal sequence involved in transmembrane signal transduction in EnvZ

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5534-5538

  Waukau, Jill ^a   Forst, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROLINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ENVELOPE GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032880016     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5534-5538.1999     Document Type: Article

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