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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830004003321

Autore

Hoch James A.

Titolo

Two-Component Signal Transduction / / James A. Hoch, Thomas J. Silhavy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2014

ISBN

1-68367-271-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 488 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

589.90875

Soggetti

Bacterial cell walls

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Signal transduction across biological membranes is crucial in enabling cells to recognize and respond to their environment. Over the past ten years, investigators working in prokaryotic molecular biology have identified a number of two-component genetic switches which mediate bacterial signal transduction for essential metabolic and developmental functions and numerous other cellular activities, including regulation of virulence factors in pathogenic bacteria. Edited and written by leading scientists, this book is the first comprehensive reference/text to cover the molecular and cellular biology of a wide variety of two-component signal transduction systems in bacteria. It will prove to be essential for microbiologists working in the areas of gene expression, pathogenesis, and bacterial metabolism, as well as for researchers studying antibiotic resistance and rational drug design.