Structural basis of response regulator dephosphorylation by rap phosphatases

PLoS Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Parashar, Vijay ^a   Mirouze, Nicolas ^b   Dubnau, David A ^a,b   Neiditch, Matthew B ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAP PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; SPO0F PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 79952253629     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000589     Document Type: Article

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