The same periplasmic exbD residues mediate in vivo interactions between exbD homodimers and exbD-tonB heterodimers

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6852-6863

  Ollis, Anne A ^a   Postle, Kathleen ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; EXBB PROTEIN; EXBD PROTEIN; HETERODIMER; HOMODIMER; PROTEIN TONB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDE BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PERIPLASM; PROTEIN BINDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855824413     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06190-11     Document Type: Article

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