Three functional subdomains of the Escherichia coli FtsQ protein are involved in its interaction with the other division proteins

Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-138

  D'Ulisse, V ^a   Fagioli, M ^a   Ghelardini, P ^b   Paolozzi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CELL PROTEIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN FTSB; PROTEIN FTSI; PROTEIN FTSL; PROTEIN FTSN; PROTEIN FTSQ; PROTEIN FTSW; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BINDING SITE; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PERIPLASM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33846299252     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/000265-0     Document Type: Article

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