A member of the transferase superfamily of proteins. In the activated state, protein-histidine kinase autophosphorylates at a histidine residue, subsequently transferring high-energy phosphoryl groups to an aspartate residue of the response-regulator domain, which results in a conformational shift in the effector domain. Histidine kinases mediate signal transduction in a wide range of processes involving cellular adaptation to environmental stress.
Also Known As:
Histidine Protein Kinase; Histone H4 Histidine Kinase; Protein Histidine Pros-Kinase; Protein Kinase (Histidine), Pros-Kinase; Protein-Histidine Kinase; Protein-Histidine Pros-Kinase; Protein-Histidine Tele-Kinase; Sensor Histidine Kinase; Histidine Kinase, Sensor; Histidine Pros-Kinase, Protein; Kinase, Histidine; Kinase, Histidine Protein; Kinase, Protein-Histidine; Kinase, Sensor Histidine; Pros-Kinase, Protein Histidine; Pros-Kinase, Protein-Histidine; Protein Histidine Kinase; Protein Histidine Pros Kinase; Protein Histidine Tele Kinase; Protein Kinase, Histidine; Tele-Kinase, Protein-Histidine