pH-regulated activation and release of a bacteria-associated phospholipase C during intracellular infection by Listeria monocytogenes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 289-298

  Marquis, Hélène ^a   Hager, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HYDROLASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PH; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; FLUOROGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PRECIPITIN TESTS; VACUOLES;

EID: 0033955871     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01708.x     Document Type: Article

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