Negative control in two-component signal transduction by transmitter phosphatase activity

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-286

  Huynh, TuAnh Ngoc ^a   Stewart, Valley ^a,b  

^a Food Science Graduate Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN REGULATOR; PHOSPHATASE;

BACILLUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80053939409     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07829.x     Document Type: Review

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