Generation of a mature streptococcal cysteine proteinase is dependent on cell wall-anchored M1 protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1306-1318

  Collin, Mattias ^a   Olsén, Arne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; M PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; RABBITS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0033923852     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01942.x     Document Type: Article

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