Differential affinity and catalytic activity of CheZ in E. coli chemotaxis

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Van Albada, Siebe B ^a   Ten Wolde, Pieter Rein ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BINDING AFFINITIES; CANONICAL MODELS; CHEMOTAXI; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; E. COLI; GENERIC MECHANISM; LOCALISED; PUSH PULL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS; TWO-COMPONENT;

PHOSPHATASES;

CHEZ ENZYME; PHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHYL ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS PROTEINS; METHYL-ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS PROTEINS;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMOTAXIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67149133373     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000378     Document Type: Article

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