Solution structure and dynamics of LuxU from Vibrio harveyi, a phosphotransferase protein involved in bacterial quorum sensing

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 347, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-307

  Ulrich, Dagny L ^a,b   Kojetin, Douglas ^c   Bassler, Bonnie L ^d   Cavanagh, John ^c   Loria, J Patrick ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; LuxU; NMR; Quorum sensing; Solution structure

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN LUXU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIBRIO;

EID: 14644388728     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.01.039     Document Type: Article

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