Independence and interdependence of Dif and Frz chemosensory pathways in Myxococcus xanthus chemotaxis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 714-723

  Xu, Qian ^a,b   Black, Wesley P ^a   Cadieux, C Linn ^a   Yang, Zhaomin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; FRZ PROTEIN; FRZCD PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN DIF; PROTEIN DIFA;

ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; METHYLATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC, GLIDING, SHEATHED, BUDDING OR APPENDAGED BACTERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; METHYLATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 47049087120     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06322.x     Document Type: Article

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