Expression and localization of type III secretion-related proteins of Chlamydia pneumoniae

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 163-171

  Lugert, R ^a   Kuhns, M ^a   Polch, T ^a   Gross, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Effector proteins; Type III secretion

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ANTISERUM; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CPN0809; PROTEIN CPN1020; PROTEIN INCA; PROTEIN INCB; PROTEIN INCC; PROTEIN LCRE; PROTEIN YSCN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 11244317087     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-003-0206-x     Document Type: Article

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