SwrA regulates assembly of Bacillus subtilis DegU via its interaction with N-terminal domain of DegU

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 643-655

  Ogura, Mitsuo ^a   Tsukahara, Kensuke ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

domain interaction; flagella; motility; multimerization; swarming; two component system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOPEPTIDASE; LIPOPROTEIN; PROTEIN DEGU; PROTEIN SWRA; PROTEIN YCDA; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING COMPETITION; CELL MOTION; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84862273255     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvs036     Document Type: Article

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