The Legionella pneumophila tatB gene facilitates secretion of phospholipase C, growth under iron-limiting conditions, and intracellular infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2020-2032

  Rossier, Ombeline ^a   Cianciotto, Nicholas P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHELATING AGENT; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; IRON CHELATE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; IRON; TWIN ARGININE TRANSLOCASE COMPLEX, E COLI; TWIN-ARGININE TRANSLOCASE COMPLEX, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FACILITATION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SUPERNATANT; TATB GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL STRAIN U937; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROMES C; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IRON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; U937 CELLS;

EID: 16244414601     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.4.2020-2032.2005     Document Type: Article

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