The receiver domain of FrzE, a CheA-CheY fusion protein, regulates the CheA histidine kinase activity and downstream signalling to the A- and S-motility systems of Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1328-1339

  Inclán, Yuki F ^a   Laurent, Sophie ^b   Zusman, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular and Cell Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CHEA KINASE; CHEY PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN FRZE; PROTEIN FRZZ; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROTEIN KINASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 43449131534     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06238.x     Document Type: Article

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