Specificity in two-component signal transduction pathways

Annual Review of Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2007, Pages 121-145

  Laub, Michael T ^a   Goulian, Mark ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross regulation; Cross talk; Histidine kinase; Phosphorelay; Response regulator; Two component signal transduction

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SPO0B RESPONSE REGULATOR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 44449112421     PISSN: 00664197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genet.41.042007.170548     Document Type: Review

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