The N-terminal β-barrel domain of the Escherichia coli K88 periplasmic chaperone FaeE determines fimbrial subunit recognition and dimerization

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 379-388

  Mol, Olaf ^a   Oudhuis, Wendy C ^a   Fokkema, Heleen ^a   Oudega, Bauke ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029806264     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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