Genetic analysis of the HAMP domain of the Aer aerotaxis sensor localizes flavin adenine dinucleotide-binding determinants to the AS-2 helix

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-201

  Ma, Qinhong ^a,b   Johnson, Mark S ^a   Taylor, Barry L ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN AER; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROTAXIS; ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL ENERGY; CELL MOTION; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAMP DOMAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SENSOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHEMORECEPTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 11144338821     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.1.193-201.2005     Document Type: Article

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