A supramolecular complex in the environmental stress signalling pathway of Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1657-1669

  Chen, Chien Cheng ^a   Lewis, Richard J ^a,c   Harris, Robin ^b   Yudkin, Michael D ^a   Delumeau, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; RSBR PROTEIN; RSBS PROTEIN; RSBT PROTEIN; RSBU PROTEIN; RSBX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; REGULON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141677745     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03663.x     Document Type: Article

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