Biogenesis of T pili in Agrobacterium tumefaciens requires precise VirB2 propilin cleavage and cyclization

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 327-330

  Lai, E M ^a   Eisenbrandt, R ^a   Kalkum, M ^a   Lanka, E ^a   Kado, C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PILIN; PROPILIN; PROTEIN VIRB2; SIGNAL PEPTIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036136240     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.1.327-330.2002     Document Type: Article

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