How important is the phosphatase activity of sensor kinases?

Abstract:

:In two-component signaling systems, phosphorylated response regulators (RRs) are often dephosphorylated by their partner kinases in order to control the in vivo concentration of phospho-RR (RR approximately P). This activity is easily demonstrated in vitro, but these experiments have typically used very high concentrations of the histidine kinase (HK) compared to the RR approximately P. Many two-component systems exhibit exquisite control over the ratio of HK to RR in vivo. The question thus arises as to whether the phosphatase activity of HKs is significant in vivo. This topic will be explored in the present review.

journal_name

Curr Opin Microbiol

authors

Kenney LJ

doi

10.1016/j.mib.2010.01.013

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-04-01 00:00:00

pages

168-76

issue

2

eissn

1369-5274

issn

1879-0364

pii

S1369-5274(10)00018-4

journal_volume

13

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