Molecular strategies for phosphorylation-mediated regulation of response regulator activity

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-167

  Gao, Rong ^a   Stock, Ann M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DIMERIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77949887724     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.12.009     Document Type: Review

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