α-Enolase of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a plasmin(ogen)-binding protein displayed on the bacterial cell surface

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1273-1287

  Bergmann, S ^a   Rohde, M ^a   Chhatwal, G S ^a   Hammerschmidt, S ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ENOLASE; ENOLASE; PROTEIN ENO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL SURFACE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE B; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LYSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034931519     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02448.x     Document Type: Article

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