The Omp85 protein of Neisseria meningitidis is required for lipid export to the outer membrane

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1780-1789

  Genevrois, Stéphanie ^a   Steeghs, Liana ^b   Roholl, Paul ^b   Letesson, Jean Jacques ^a   Van der Ley, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid export; Neisseria meningitidis; Omp85; Outer membrane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN 85; PHOSPHOLIPID; PORIN A; PROTEIN OPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; GENE CONSTRUCT; LIPID TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0344942599     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg174     Document Type: Article

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