Oligomeric sensor kinase DcuS in the membrane of Escherichia coli and in proteoliposomes: Chemical cross-linking and FRET spectroscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3474-3483

  Scheu, Patrick D ^a   Liao, Yun Feng ^a   Bauer, Julia ^a   Kneuper, Holger ^a   Basché, Thomas ^a   Unden, Gottfried ^a   Erker, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN DCUS; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOLIPOSOME;

CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEOLIPIDS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77954378944     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00082-10     Document Type: Article

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