Sizing the holin lesion with an endolysin-β-galactosidase fusion

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 779-787

  Wang, Ing Nang ^a,b   Deaton, John ^a   Young, Ry ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ENDOLYSIN; ENZYME; HOLIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LAMBDA HOLIN S; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CYTOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

HOMO;

EID: 0037310365     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.3.779-787.2003     Document Type: Article

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