Structure of the cytoplasmic segment of histidine kinase receptor QseC: A key player in bacterial virulence

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1383-1391

  Xie, Wei ^a   Dickson, Chris ^a   Kwiatkowski, Witek ^a   Choe, Senyon ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic domain; Histidine kinase; Phosphorylation; Quorum sensing; Response regulator; Two component regulatory systems

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650662602     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/0929866511009011383     Document Type: Article

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