The PE multigene family: A 'molecular mantra' for mycobacteria

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 246-249

  Brennan, Michael J ^a   Delogu, Giovanni ^b  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036568632     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(02)02335-1     Document Type: Review

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