Topological and functional characterization of WbpM, an inner membrane UDP-GlcNAc C6 dehydratase essential for lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1295-1310

  Creuzenet, C ^a   Lam, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROTEIN WBPM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE C6 DEHYDRATASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDRO-LYASES; KINETICS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034797341     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02589.x     Document Type: Article

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