The ArcB sensor kinase of Escherichia coli: Genetic exploration of the transmembrane region

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2960-2966

  Kwon, Ohsuk ^a   Georgellis, Dimitris ^a   Lynch, A Simon ^b   Boyd, Dana ^a   Lin, E C C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCB KINASE; HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE ENZYME; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

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

EID: 0034020177     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2960-2966.2000     Document Type: Article

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