Helicobacter pylori toxin VacA induces vacuole formation by acting in the cell cytosol

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 665-674

  De Bernard, Marina ^a   Arico', Beatrice ^b   Papini, Emanuele ^a   Rizzuto, Rosario ^a   Grandi, Guido ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Montecucco, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; HELA CELL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0030703647     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5881952.x     Document Type: Article

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