The sae locus of Staphylococcus aureus controls exoprotein synthesis at the transcriptional level

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Giraudo, Ana T ^a   Cheung, Ambrose L ^b   Nagel, Rosa ^a,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agr mutant; Exoprotein synthesis; Sae mutant; Staphylococcus aureus; Transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COAGULASE; HEMOLYSIN; PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; COAGULASE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030850117     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050469     Document Type: Article

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