In vivo evidence for TonB dimerization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 5747-5754

  Sauter, Annette ^a   Howard, S Peter ^a,b   Braun, Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDE; CHOLERA TOXIN; COLICIN B; FERRIC CITRATE; FERRICHROME; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TONB; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL KILLING; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRICHROME; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141727626     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.19.5747-5754.2003     Document Type: Article

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