Influence of Tyrosine-Kinase Wzc Activity on Colanic Acid Production in Escherichia coli K12 Cells

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-53

  Obadia, Brice ^a   Lacour, Soline ^a   Doublet, Patricia ^a   Baubichon Cortay, Hélène ^a   Cozzone, Alain J ^a   Grangeasse, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

bacterial protein phosphorylation; colanic acid; Escherichia coli; polysaccharide biosynthesis; tyrosine kinase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; COLANIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROLINE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN WCZ; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 33847037161     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.12.048     Document Type: Article

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