Characterization of the RcsC → YojN → RcsB phosphorelay signaling pathway involved in capsular synthesis in Escherichia coli

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2364-2367

  Chen, Mian Hua ^a   Takeda, Shin Ichiro ^a   Yamada, Hisami ^a   Ishii, Yuko ^a   Yamashino, Takafumi ^a   Mizuno, Takeshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsular synthesis; Escherichia coli; His to Asp phosphorelay; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOLA;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLANIC ACID; DNAS PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN KINASE; RCSB PROTEIN; RCSC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLASMIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0035490468     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2364     Document Type: Article

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