Phosphorylation-dependent localization of the response regulator FrzZ signals cell reversals in Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 740-753

  Kaimer, Christine ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FRZZ; PROTEIN MGIA; PROTEIN MGIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LEVEL; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CELL REVERSAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HALF LIFE TIME; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MUTANT; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL POLARITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOS;

EID: 84877840614     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12219     Document Type: Article

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