Cadaverine inhibition of porin plays a role in cell survival at acidic pH

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-19

  Samartzidou, Hrissi ^a,b   Mehrazin, Mahsa ^a   Xu, Zhaohui ^a   Benedik, Michael J ^a   Delcour, Anne H ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b Molecular Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVERINE; PORIN;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CADAVERINE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUTATION; PORINS; SPERMINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037216548     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.1.13-19.2003     Document Type: Article

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