Crystal structures of the receiver domain of the response regulator PhoP from Escherichia coli in the absence and presence of the phosphoryl analog beryllofiuoride

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5987-5995

  Bachhawat, Priti ^a   Stock, Ann M ^a,b,c  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CABM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BERYLLOFLUORIDE; FLUORIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN REGULATOR; PHOP PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BERYLLIUM; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORIDES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34547743126     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00049-07     Document Type: Article

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