Regulation of dynamic polarity switching in bacteria by a Ras-like G-protein and its cognate GAP

EMBO Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2276-2289

  Leonardy, Simone ^a   Miertzschke, Mandy ^b   Bulyha, Iryna ^a   Sperling, Eva ^a   Wittinghofer, Alfred ^b   Søgaard Andersen, Lotte ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; dynamic protein localization; GTPase activating protein; ras like GTPase; type IV pili

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; MGLA PROTEIN; MGLB PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; EUKARYOTE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 77954874614     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.114     Document Type: Article

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