Receptor conformational changes enhance methylesterase activity during chemotaxis by Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 721-728

  Bunn, Michael W ^a   Ordal, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ESTERASE; METHANOL; METHYLESTERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; METHYLATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ASPARAGINE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CHEMORECEPTORS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; ESTERASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHANOL; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1242320303     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03796.x     Document Type: Article

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