Analysis of the SlyA-controlled expression, subcellular localization and pore-forming activity of a 34 kDa haemolysin (ClyA) from Escherichia coli K-12

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 557-567

  Ludwig, Albrecht ^a   Bauer, Susanne ^a   Benz, Roland ^a   Bergmann, Birgit ^a   Goebel, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; SPACER DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032927728     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01196.x     Document Type: Article

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