Virulence and the heat shock response

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 453-461

  Gophna, Uri ^a   Ron, Eliora Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chaperones; Heat shock; Pathogenesis; Proteases; Stress response; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE CONTROL; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036488842     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00230     Document Type: Short Survey

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