Elucidation of the multiple roles of CheD in Bacillus subtilis chemotaxis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 743-756

  Glekas, George D ^a   Plutz, Matthew J ^a   Walukiewicz, Hanna E ^a   Allen, George M ^a   Rao, Christopher V ^b   Ordal, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEA KINASE; CHEC PROTEIN; CHED PROTEIN; CHEY PROTEIN; MCPB PROTEIN; MCPC PROTEIN; MICROORGANISM PROTEIN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHEMORECEPTOR; DEAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; TWITCHING MOTILITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84868087775     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12015     Document Type: Article

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