A unique GTP-dependent sporulation sensor histidine kinase in Bacillus anthracis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 687-692

  Scaramozzino, Francesca ^a   White, Andrea ^a   Perego, Marta ^a   Hoch, James A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYMIC BIOSENSOR; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SPOROGENESIS; TITRIMETRY; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 63449139881     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01184-08     Document Type: Article

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