Structural and mutational analysis of the cell division protein FtsQ

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-123

  Van Den Ent, Fusinita ^a   Vinkenvleugel, Thessa M F ^b   Ind, Alice ^a   West, Philip ^a   Veprintsev, Dmitry ^a   Nanninga, Nanne ^b   Den Blaauwen, Tanneke ^b   Löwe, Jan ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FTSQ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 39149129764     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06141.x     Document Type: Article

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