Amino-terminal protein fusions to the TraR quorum-sensing transcription factor enhance protein stability and autoinducer-independent activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1219-1226

  Chai, Yunrong ^a   Winans, Stephen C ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 OXOOCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOSERINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TRAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 14544280599     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.4.1219-1226.2005     Document Type: Article

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