Molecular insights into the impact of oxidative stress on the quorum-sensing regulator protein LasR

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 291, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 11776-11786

  Kafle, Prapti ^a   Amoh, Amanda N ^a   Reaves, Jocelyn M ^a   Suneby, Emma G ^a   Tutunjian, Kathryn A ^a   Tyson, Reed L ^a   Schneider, Tanya L ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BINS; COVALENT BONDS; DNA; LIGANDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PURIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

DNA BINDING ACTIVITY; DNA BINDING DOMAIN; LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN; LIGAND RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR INSIGHTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS RESPONSE; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PROTEINS;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LASR REGULATOR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LASR PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84971320734     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.719351     Document Type: Article

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