A possible degree of motional freedom in bacterial chemoreceptor cytoplasmic domains and its potential role in signal transduction

International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-110

  Hu, Weiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreceptors; Dynamics; Four helix bundle; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD2 ANTIGEN; CHEA KINASE; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 79958059623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21524114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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