Mutational analysis of F-pilin reveals domains for pilus assembly, phage infection and DNA transfer

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 195-205

  Manchak, J ^a   Anthony, K G ^a   Frost, Laura S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PILIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; LEVIVIRUS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PILI, SEX;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036193060     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02731.x     Document Type: Article

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