Activation of CheY mutant D57N by phosphorylation at an alternative site, Ser-56

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 915-925

  Appleby, Jeryl L ^a   Bourret, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPEPTIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAMINATION; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033458903     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01653.x     Document Type: Article

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