Helix bundle loops determine whether histidine kinases autophosphorylate in cis or in trans

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 425, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1198-1209

  Ashenberg, Orr ^a,b   Keating, Amy E ^a,b   Laub, Michael T ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

autophosphorylation; histidine kinase; two component signaling

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CHIMERA; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84875229542     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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