phoR1, a gene encoding a new histidine protein kinase in Myxococcus xanthus

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-368

  Martinez Canamero, Magdalena ^a   Ortiz Codorniu, Cristina ^b   Extremera, Antonio L ^b   Munoz Dorado, Jose ^b   Arias, Jose M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Histidine protein kinase; Myxoccocus xanthus; phoR1; Phosphate; Two component signal transduction

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ENZYME; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUITING BODY; GENE CONTROL; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPORE GERMINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN KINASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

EID: 0038632195     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023360116904     Document Type: Review

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