The HAMP signal-conversion domain: Static two-state or dynamic three-state?

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 853-857

  Stewart, Valley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; METHYL ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMOTAXIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NATRONOMONAS PHARAONIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84896724243     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12516     Document Type: Note

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