In vivo domain-based functional analysis of the major sporulation sensor kinase, KinA, in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 5358-5368

  Eswaramoorthy, Prahathees ^a   Guo, Tao ^a,b   Fujita, Masaya ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; KINA KINASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE DELETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 68949163861     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00503-09     Document Type: Article

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