Chemoreceptors in signalling complexes: Shifted conformation and asymmetric coupling

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1313-1323

  Amin, Divya N ^a   Hazelbauer, Gerald L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CHEA KINASE; CHEW PROTEIN; CHEY PROTEIN; DIMER; LIGAND;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78649547048     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07408.x     Document Type: Article

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