Structural asymmetry does not indicate hemiphosphorylation in the bacterial histidine kinase CpxA [Microbiology]

This study also establishes that the engineered covalent heterodimer provides a robust experimental system for investigating cooperativity in HK autophosphorylation and offers a useful tool for testing how symmetric or asymmetric structural features influence HK functions.

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - June 4, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sophie Bouillet, Ti Wu, Shaoxing Chen, Ann M. Stock, Rong Gao Tags: Editors ' Picks Source Type: research