A New Structural Domain in the Escherichia coli RcsC Hybrid Sensor Kinase Connects Histidine Kinase and Phosphoreceiver Domains

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 364, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-79

  Rogov, Vladimir V ^a,b   Rogova, Natalia Yu ^a   Bernhard, Frank ^a   Koglin, Alexander ^a   Löhr, Frank ^a   Dötsch, Volker ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

BeF3 activation; NMR solution structure; phosphoreceiver domain; Rcs phosphorelay system; RcsC

Indexed keywords

ABELSON KINASE; ENZYME; MAGNESIUM; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; SENSOR KINASE RCSC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33750336664     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.052     Document Type: Article

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