Neutrophil elastase-mediated killing of bacteria: Lessons from targeted mutagenesis

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1259-1264

  Belaaouaj, Abderrazzaq ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Gene targeting; Neutrophil; Neutrophil elastase

Indexed keywords

AZUROCIDIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MYELOBLASTIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME 19; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY BURST; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MICE; MUTAGENESIS; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOSOMES;

EID: 0036816820     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)01654-4     Document Type: Review

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