Mechanism of activation of bacterial cellulose synthase by cyclic di-GMP

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 489-496

  Morgan, Jacob L W ^a   McNamara, Joshua T ^a   Zimmer, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE SYNTHASE BCSA; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE SYNTHASE BCSB; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CELLULOSE; CYCLIC DI GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; CYCLIC GMP DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNTHETASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIC GMP; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 84902080356     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2803     Document Type: Article

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