MEDS and PocR are novel domains with a predicted role in sensing simple hydrocarbon derivatives in prokaryotic signal transduction systems

Bioinformatics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2805-2811

  Anantharaman, Vivek ^a   Aravind, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROCARBON; PROTEIN DMCR; PROTEIN MEDS; PROTEIN POCR; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNET; LIGAND BINDING; METHYLOCOCCUS; MYCELIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ARCHAEA; METHYLOCOCCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 20844453932     PISSN: 13674803     EISSN: 13674811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti418     Document Type: Article

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