Localization of Mycoplasma pneumoniae cytadherence-associated protein HMW2 by fusion with green fluorescent protein: Implications for attachment organelle structure

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-60

  Balish, Mitchell F ^a   Santurri, Ryan T ^a   Ricci, Alessondra M ^b   Lee, Kyungok K ^a   Krause, Duncan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Reddy US Therapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN HMW1; PROTEIN HMW2; PROTEIN HMW3; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMADSORPTION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGANELLES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; SYNAPTOTAGMINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 0037221778     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03282.x     Document Type: Article

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