Mutational Analysis of the Signal-Sensing Domain of ResE Histidine Kinase from Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1694-1704

  Baruah, Avanti ^a   Lindsey, Brett ^a   Zhu, Yi ^a,b   Nakano, Michiko M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN RESD; PROTEIN RESE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1542376961     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.6.1694-1704.2004     Document Type: Article

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