A Dynamic Response Regulator Protein Modulates G-Protein-Dependent Polarity in the Bacterium Myxococcus xanthus

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b,c   Guzzo, Mathilde ^a   Ducret, Adrien ^a   Li, Yue Zhong ^b   Mignot, Tâm ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PROTEIN MGLA; PROTEIN MGLB; PROTEIN ROMR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRZ SIGNALING; MUTANT; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; POLAR BODY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL POLARITY; CHEMOTAXIS; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 84866167344     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002872     Document Type: Article

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