The chemoreceptor dimer is the unit of conformational coupling and transmembrane signaling

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1193-1200

  Amin, Divya N ^a   Hazelbauer, Gerald L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; LIGAND; NANODISC;

ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONFORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIMERIZATION; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77749279798     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01391-09     Document Type: Article

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