Comparative analysis of prototype two-component systems with either bifunctional or monofunctional sensors: Differences in molecular structure and physiological function

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-51

  Alves, Rui ^a,b,c   Savageau, Michael A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA BENTO DA ROCHA CABRAL   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FUNGUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 0037383238     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03344.x     Document Type: Article

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