Crystal structure of the cyanobacterial signal transduction protein PII in complex with PipX

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 402, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 552-559

  Zhao, Meng Xi ^a   Jiang, Yong Liang ^a   Xu, Bo Ying ^a   Chen, Yuxing ^a   Zhang, Cheng Cai ^b   Zhou, Cong Zhao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

2 oxoglutarate; Cyanobacteria; PipX; Signal transducers

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NTCA; PROTEIN P2; PROTEIN X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BETA SHEET; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

EID: 77956895972     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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