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  • noun biology The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction

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  • The project involves elucidating how the CpxRA two-component phosphorelay system, normally involved in quality control of membrane biogenesis, affects virulence gene expression in the enteropathogenic bacteria

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • The genome of H. jecorina was analysed for the presence and composition of common signal transduction pathways including heterotrimeric G-protein cascades, cAMP signaling, mitogen activated protein kinases, two component phosphorelay systems, proteins involved in circadian rhythmicity and light response, calcium signaling and the superfamily of Ras small GTPases.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2008

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