The V antigen of Yersinia pestis regulates Yop vectorial targeting as well as Yop secretion through effects on YopB and LcrG

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 3410-3420

  Nilles, Matthew L ^a   Fields, Kenneth A ^a   Straley, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; HELA CELL; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; YERSINIA PESTIS;

YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0031802098     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.13.3410-3420.1998     Document Type: Article

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