Synthesis, maturation and export of the E. coli hemolysin

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-71

  Koronakis, Vassilis ^a   Hughes, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN;

CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; DRUG TOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMATE-5-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

EID: 0029744875     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004300050016     Document Type: Review

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