Impact of phosphorylation of specific residues in the tyrosine autokinase, Wzc, on its activity in assembly of group 1 capsules in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 6437-6447

  Paiment, Anne ^a   Hocking, Jennifer ^a   Whitfield, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WZC TYROSINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; TYROSINE;

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

EID: 0036889026     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.23.6437-6447.2002     Document Type: Article

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