Conformational Change-Induced Repeat Domain Expansion Regulates Rap Phosphatase Quorum-Sensing Signal Receptors

PLoS Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Parashar, Vijay ^a   Jeffrey, Philip D ^b   Neiditch, Matthew B ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROTEIN PHRC; PROTEIN RAPH; PROTEIN RAPI; PROTEIN RAPJ; RAP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TETRATRICOPEPTIDE REPEAT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN BINDING; QUORUM SENSING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84875472270     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001512     Document Type: Article

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