How important is the phosphatase activity of sensor kinases?

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-176

  Kenney, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN C; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN F; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN REGULATOR; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77949916191     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2010.01.013     Document Type: Review

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