Signaling and sensory adaptation in Escherichia coli chemoreceptors: 2015 update

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 257-266

  Parkinson, John S ^a   Hazelbauer, Gerald L ^b   Falke, Joseph J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative network; Kinase control; Transmembrane signaling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEA KINASE; METHYL ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ADAPTATION; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONFORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HISTIDINE KINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYL-ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84937635648     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.03.003     Document Type: Review

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