Mutagenesis and functional reconstitution of chlamydial major outer membrane proteins: VS4 domains are not required for pore formation but modify channel function

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1671-1678

  Hughes, E S ^a   Shaw, K M ^a   Ashley, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CHLAMYDIA VACCINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE RECONSTITUTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PORINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0035115665     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1671-1678.2001     Document Type: Article

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