Stress-induced membrane association of the Streptococcus mutans GTP- binding protein, an essential G protein, and investigation of its physiological role by utilizing an antisense RNA strategy

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4510-4516

  Baev, Didi ^a   England, Reg ^b   Kuramitsu, Howard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN BINDING PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0032774759     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.9.4510-4516.1999     Document Type: Article

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