Evidence against the physiological role of acetyl phosphate in the phosphorylation of the ArcA response regulator in escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 657-662

  Liu, Xueqiao ^a   Sandoval, Gabriela R Peña ^b   Wanner, Barry L ^c   Jung, Won Seok ^d   Georgellis, Dimitris ^b   Kwon, Ohsuk ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetyl phosphate; Arc two component signal transduction; ArcA response regulator; E. coli

Indexed keywords

ACETYL PHOSPHATE; ARCA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PHOSPHORYLATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

ARCA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70350545515     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-009-0087-9     Document Type: Note

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