Analysis of Shigella flexneri Wzz (Rol) function by mutagenesis and cross-linking: Wzz is able to oligomerize

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 181-194

  Daniels, Cralg ^a   Morona, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLYCINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONSTRUCT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIMERIZATION; FORMALDEHYDE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLYCINE; IMMUNE SERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROLINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SUCCINIMIDES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032876934     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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