Lethal factor of Bacillus anthracis cleaves the N-terminus of MAPKKs: Analysis of the intracellular consequences in macrophages

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 290, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 421-427

  Pellizzari, R ^a   Guidi Rontani, C ^b   Vitale, G ^a   Mock, M ^b   Montecucco, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Lethal toxin; Map kinase kinase

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CELL DEATH; CYTOTOXICITY; LETHAL TOXIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033735440     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1438-4221(00)80056-9     Document Type: Article

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