Predicted molecular structure of the mammalian cell entry protein Mce1A of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 302, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 442-447

  Das, Amit Kumar ^a   Mitra, Devrani ^a   Harboe, Morten ^b   Nandi, Bidisha ^a   Harkness, Robin E ^c   Das, Debabrata ^a   Wiker, Harald G ^d,e  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Aventis Pasteur   (Canada)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epitope; Mammalian cell entry protein; Molecular model; Monoclonal antibody; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLICIN N; EPITOPE; MAMMALIAN CELL ENTRY PROTEIN 1A; MAMMALIAN CELL ENTRY PROTEIN 2A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOST CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR MODEL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037436864     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00116-5     Document Type: Article

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