Structural, genetic and functional characterization of the flagellin glycosylation process in Helicobacter pylori

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1579-1592

  Schirm, M ^a   Soo, E C ^b   Aubry, A J ^b   Austin, J ^c   Thibault, P ^d   Logan, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d Caption Pharmaceuticals   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIACETAMIDO 3,5,7,9 TETRADEOXY LEVO GLYCERO LEVO MANNONONULOSONIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL EXTRACT; FLAGELLIN; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOPROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MONOMER; PROTEIN FLAA; PROTEIN FLAB; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SUGAR NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FLAGELLUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FEMALE; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GLYCOSYLATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037560879     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03527.x     Document Type: Article

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