A Temperature-Sensing Histidine Kinase-Function, Genetics, and Membrane Topology

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 423, Issue , 2007, Pages 222-249

  Braun, Yvonne ^a   Smirnova, Angela V ^a   Weingart, Helge ^a   Schenk, Alexander ^a   Ullrich, Matthias S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONATINE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE AND NUCLEIC ACID PARAMETERS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. GLYCINEA;

EID: 34250896291     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(07)23010-1     Document Type: Chapter

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