Structural basis of response regulator inhibition by a bacterial anti-activator protein

PLoS Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Baker, Melinda D ^a   Neiditch, Matthew B ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMA PROTEIN; RAPF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; STOICHIOMETRY; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84855171401     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001226     Document Type: Article

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