Different evolutionary constraints on chemotaxis proteins CheW and CheY revealed by heterologous expression studies and protein sequence analysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 544-552

  Alexandre, Gladys ^a   Zhulin, Igor B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEW PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CHEY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0037224551     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.2.544-552.2003     Document Type: Article

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