RcsA-dependent and -independent growth defects caused by the activated Rcs phosphorelay system in the Escherichia coli pgsA null mutant

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Nagahama, Hideki ^a   Sakamoto, Yutaka ^a,b   Matsumoto, Kouji ^a   Hara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Biological Information Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; FtsZ; pgsA; Phospholipid; Phosphorelay; RcsA; Siganal transduction

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFERASES (OTHER SUBSTITUTED PHOSPHATE GROUPS);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33745224099     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.52.91     Document Type: Article

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