Signal transduction by heme-containing PAS-domain proteins

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 774-783

  Gilles Gonzalez, Marie Alda ^a   Gonzalez, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli dos; Hemoglobin; Response regulator; Sensor kinase

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HEME; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ACETOBACTER; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; DNA BINDING MOTIF; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SWITCHING; HYDROGEN BOND; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RHIZOBIACEAE; SENSOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMORECEPTORS; HEMEPROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0942298565     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00941.2003     Document Type: Review

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