Expression and characterization of streptococcal rgp genes required for rhamnan synthesis in Escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2891-2898

  Shibata, Yukie ^a   Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^a   Ozaki, Kazuhisa ^a   Nakano, Yoshio ^a   Koga, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHAMNOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RGP GENE; RGPC GENE; RGPD GENE; RGPE GENE; RGPF GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEOXY SUGARS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MANNANS; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERS; RHAMNOSE; TRANSFERASES (OTHER SUBSTITUTED PHOSPHATE GROUPS);

EID: 0036263394     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.6.2891-2898.2002     Document Type: Article

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