The divisomal protein DivIB contains multiple epitopes that mediate its recruitment to incipient division sites

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1143-1155

  Wadsworth, Kimberly D ^a   Rowland, Susan L ^a   Harry, Elizabeth J ^b   King, Glenn F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVIB PROTEIN; EPITOPE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOKINESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 38849174785     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06114.x     Document Type: Article

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