The N- and C-terminal portions of the Agrobacterium VirB1 protein independently enhance tumorigenesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3437-3445

  Llosa, Matxalen ^a,c   Zupan, John ^a   Baron, Christian ^a,d   Zambryski, Patricia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TUMOR GROWTH;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PLANT TUMORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; NEGIBACTERIA; VIR;

EID: 0034114853     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.12.3437-3445.2000     Document Type: Article

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