Characterization of a hemoglobin protease secreted by the pathogenic Escherichia coli strain EB1

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1091-1103

  Otto, Ben R ^a   Van Dooren, Silvy J M ^a   Nuijens, Jan H ^b   Luirink, Joen ^a   Oudega, Bauke ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Pharming Group NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heme binding; Hemoglobin protease; pCoIV K30 episome; Secretion; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ECORI; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HINDIII; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0032555939     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.188.6.1091     Document Type: Article

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