Structure and Function of CheA, the Histidine Kinase Central to Bacterial Chemotaxis

Histidine Kinases in Signal Transduction

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 47-72

  Bilwes, Alexandrine M ^a   Park, Sang Youn ^a   Quezada, Cindy M ^b   Simon, Melvin I ^b   Crane, Brian R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI; MOLECULAR MOTIONS; PROTEIN COMPONENTS; RESPONSE REGULATORS; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 84902404880     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012372484-7/50005-9     Document Type: Chapter

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