Structure of the neutrophil-activating protein from Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-130

  Zanotti, Giuseppe ^a,b   Papinutto, Elena ^a,b   Dundon, William G ^a,b   Battistutta, Roberto ^a,b   Seveso, Michela ^a   Giudice, Giuseppe Del ^c   Rappuoli, Rino ^c   Montecucco, Cesare ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VENETIAN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Italy)

^c CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Ferritins; Helicobacter pylori; Iron storage; Neutrophil activating protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRITIN; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0036398072     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00879-3     Document Type: Article

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