Contributions of PBP 5 and DD-carboxypeptidase penicillin binding proteins to maintenance of cell shape in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3055-3064

  Nelson, David E ^a   Young, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SHAPE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035026549     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.10.3055-3064.2001     Document Type: Article

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