Transposition of the endogenous insertion sequence element IS1126 modulates gingipain expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5012-5020

  Simpson, Waltena ^a   Wang, Chin Yen ^b   Mikolajczyk Pawlinska, Jowita ^c   Potempa, Jan ^c   Travis, James ^d   Bond, Vincent C ^b   Genco, Caroline Attardo ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINGIPAIN R; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032868129     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.10.5012-5020.1999     Document Type: Article

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