Styrene-catabolism regulation in Pseudomonas fluorescens ST: Phosphorylation of StyR induces dimerization and cooperative DNA-binding

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 303, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 926-931

  Leoni, Livia ^a   Ascenzi, Paolo ^a   Bocedi, Alessio ^b   Rampioni, Giordano ^a   Castellini, Laura ^a   Zennaro, Elisabetta ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pseudomonas fluorescens ST; Response regulator oligomerization; Response regulator phosphorylation; StyR response regulator; Styrene; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MONOMER; PROTEIN STYR; PROTEIN STYS; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0037432634     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00450-9     Document Type: Article

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