Stimulus Perception and Signaling in Histidine Kinases

Bacterial Signaling

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 135-161

  Heermann, Ralf ^a   Jung, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory protein; Autophosphorylation; Histidine kinase; Serine threonine tyrosine kinase; Stimulus perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886972478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527629237.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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