Identification of a High-Affinity Pyruvate Receptor in Escherichia coli

Abstract Two-component systems are crucial for signal perception and modulation of bacterial behavior. Nevertheless, to date, very few ligands have been identified that directly interact with histidine kinases. The histidine kinase/response regulator system YehU/YehT of Escherichia coli is part of a...

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Main Authors: Stefan Behr, Ivica Kristoficova, Michael Witting, Erin J. Breland, Allison R. Eberly, Corinna Sachs, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Kirsten Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01410-2