The Chlamydia trachomatis IncA protein is required for homotypic vesicle fusion

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-130

  Hackstadt, Ted ^a   Scidmore Carlson, Marci A ^a   Shaw, Edward I ^a   Fischer, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; INCA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TRANSPORT VESICLE; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; MEMBRANE FUSION; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; SPHINGOMYELINS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORT VESICLES; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033188168     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.1999.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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