Connecting two-component regulatory systems by a protein that protects a response regulator from dephosphorylation by its cognate sensor

Genes and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2302-2313

  Kato, Akinori ^a   Groisman, Eduardo A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

PhoP; PhoQ; PmrA; PmrB; PmrD; Protein phosphorylation; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOP PROTEIN; PROTEIN PHOQ; PROTEIN PMRA; PROTEIN PMRB; PROTEIN PMRD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SALMONELLA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MAGNESIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 4444240880     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1230804     Document Type: Article

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