Protein sequences and cellular factors required for polar localization of a histidine kinase in Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 6037-6049

  Sciochetti, Stephen A ^a   Lane, Todd ^a   Ohta, Noriko ^a   Newton, Austin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036837746     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.6037-6049.2002     Document Type: Article

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