Chromosomal expression of the Haemophilus influenzae Hap autotransporter allows fine-tuned regulation of adhesive potential via inhibition of intermolecular autoproteolysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1608-1615

  Fink, Doran L ^a   St Geme III, Joseph W ^a,b  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN HAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL AGGREGATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; PROTEINASE INHIBITORY PROTEINS, SECRETORY; PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037371554     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.5.1608-1615.2003     Document Type: Article

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