Biochemical and molecular analyses of the C-terminal domain of era GTPase from Streptococcus pneumoniae

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 791-800

  Zhao, Genshi ^a   Meier, Timothy I ^a   Peery, Robert B ^a   Matsushima, Patti ^a   Skatrud, Paul L ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Era; Growth phase regulation; GTPase; Membrane binding; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032957486     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-4-791     Document Type: Article

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