Surface sensing and lateral subcellular localization of WspA, the receptor in a chemosensory-like system leading to c-di-GMP production

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 720-729

  O'Connor, Jennifer R ^a   Kuwada, Nathan J ^a,b   Huangyutitham, Varisa ^a   Wiggins, Paul A ^a,b   Harwood, Caroline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC DI GMP; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WSPA PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYCLIC GMP; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84868129172     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12013     Document Type: Article

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