Mutational analysis of a conserved signal-transducing element: The HAMP linker of the Escherichia coli nitrate sensor NarX

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-97

  Appleman, J Alex ^a   Stewart, Valley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOSENSOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NITRATES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037216619     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.1.89-97.2003     Document Type: Article

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