The c-di-GMP Binding Protein YcgR Controls Flagellar Motor Direction and Speed to Affect Chemotaxis by a "Backstop Brake" Mechanism

Molecular Cell

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 128-139

  Paul, Koushik ^a   Nieto, Vincent ^b   Carlquist, William C ^a   Blair, David F ^a   Harshey, Rasika M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

MICROBIO

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC GMP; PROTEIN YCGR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CHEMOTAXIS; CYCLIC GMP; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TORQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 77950370030     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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