Function of proline residues of MotA in torque generation by the flagellar motor of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3542-3551

  Braun, Timothy F ^a   Poulson, Susan ^a   Gully, Jonathan B ^a   Empey, J Courtney ^a   Van Way, Susan ^a,b   Putnam, Angélica ^a   Blair, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TORQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; STATOR;

EID: 0033000388     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.11.3542-3551.1999     Document Type: Article

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