Characterization of dominantly negative mutant ClyA cytotoxin proteins in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 5491-5499

  Wai, Sun Nyunt ^a   Westermark, Marie ^a   Oscarsson, Jan ^a,c   Jass, Jana ^a,d   Maier, Elke ^b   Benz, Roland ^b   Uhlin, Bernt Eric ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CLYA CYTOTOXIN; CYTOTOXIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONDUCTANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN VARIANT; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, DOMINANT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIPLASM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042838115     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.18.5491-5499.2003     Document Type: Article

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