Mycobacterium leprae binds to a 25-kDa phosphorylated glycoprotein of human peripheral nerve

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 907-911

  Suneetha, Lavanya M ^a   Satish, Posettihalli R ^a   Korula, Ravi J ^b   Suneetha, Sujai K ^c   Job, Charles K ^d   Balasubramanian, Aiylam S ^a  

^a Neurochemistry Laboratory

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train Ctr   (India)

^d St Thomas Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Binding protein; Human peripheral nerve; Mycobacterium leprae; Protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031967444     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022471331168     Document Type: Article

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