Structural Characterization of the Predominant Family of Histidine Kinase Sensor Domains

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 400, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-353

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   Hendrickson, Wayne A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Molecular evolution; PDC domain; Signal transduction; Two component system

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXIS PROTEIN; DIGUANYLATE CYCLASE RECEPTOR; DIMER; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HISTIDINE KINASE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CHEMOTAXIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GENE INSERTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FUNGI; PROTISTA;

EID: 77954384425     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.04.049     Document Type: Article

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