Intra- and interprotein phosphorylation between two-hybrid histidine kinases controls myxococcus xanthus developmental progression

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 25060-25072

  Schramm, Andreas ^a   Lee, Bongsoo ^a,b   Higgs, Penelope I ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATPASE DOMAIN; CELLULAR RESPONSE; DOUBLE MUTANTS; ESSENTIAL COMPONENT; HISTIDINE KINASE; HISTIDINE PROTEIN KINASE; HISTIDINE RESIDUES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHO-TRANSFER; PROTEIN KINASE; RECEIVER MODULES; SIGNAL TRANSMISSION; SIGNALING MECHANISMS; SIGNALING PROTEINS; SIGNALING SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TWO-COMPONENT;

ENZYMES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

AMINO ACIDS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE ESPA; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE ESPC; PROTEIN MRPC; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 84864108140     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.387241     Document Type: Article

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