The response threshold of Salmonella PilZ domain proteins is determined by their binding affinities for c-di-GMP

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1424-1440

  Pultz, Ingrid Swanson ^a   Christen, Matthias ^a   Kulasekara, Hemantha Don ^a   Kennard, Andrew ^a   Kulasekara, Bridget ^a   Miller, Samuel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCSA PROTEIN; CELLULOSE; CYCLIC GMP; FUNGAL ENZYME; PILZ DOMAIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YCGR PROTEIN; YHJH ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECEPTOR BINDING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLULOSE; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; PROTEIN BINDING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84870985711     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12066     Document Type: Article

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