Biochemical characterization of RssA-RssB, a two-component signal transduction system regulating swarming behavior in Serratia marcescens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 5683-5690

  Wei, Jun Rong ^a   Tsai, Yu Huan ^a   Soo, Po Chi ^a   Horng, Yu Tze ^a   Hsieh, Shang Chen ^a   Ho, Shen Wu ^a,b   Lai, Hsin Chih ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN RSSB; SENSOR KINASE RSSA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SHLA GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; YGFF GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOVEMENT; MUTAGENESIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 23644441143     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.16.5683-5690.2005     Document Type: Article

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