Susceptibility of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase family members to proteolysis by anthrax lethal factor

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 352, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 739-745

  Vitale, G ^a   Bernardi, L ^a   Napolitani, G ^a   Mock, M ^a   Montecucco, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial toxin; Metallopeptidase; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX LETHAL FACTOR; BACTERIAL TOXIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 2; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; HYDROLYSIS; LETHAL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXIN ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATALYSIS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MAP KINASE KINASE 3; MAP KINASE KINASE 4; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034672216     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3520739     Document Type: Article

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