A substitution at His-120 in the LasA protease of Pseudomonas aeruginosa blocks enzymatic activity without affecting propeptide processing or extracellular secretion

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6608-6617

  Gustin, Jean K ^a   Kessler, Efrat ^b   Ohman, Dennis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENZYME PRECURSOR; HISTIDINE; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ACHROMOBACTER; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACHROMOBACTER; ACHROMOBACTER LYTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029854956     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6608-6617.1996     Document Type: Article

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