An unorthodox sensory adaptation site in the Escherichia coli serine chemoreceptor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 641-649

  Han, Xue Sheng ^a   Parkinson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEB PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; RECEPTOR; SERINE; TSR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAMINATION; DEMETHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IN VIVO STUDY; METHYLATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84892381107     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01164-13     Document Type: Article

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