Proteolysis of the McpA chemoreceptor does not require the Caulobacter major chemotaxis operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 504-507

  Tsai, Jeng Wen ^a   Alley, M R K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE DELETION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMOTAXIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OPERON;

EID: 0033989004     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.504-507.2000     Document Type: Article

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