Crystal structure of the protease-resistant core domain of Yersinia pestis virulence factor YopR

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1679-1683

  Schubot, Florian D ^a   Cherry, Scott ^a   Austin, Brian P ^a   Tropea, Joseph E ^a   Waugh, David S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Plague; Type III secretion; Yersinia pestis; YopR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN YOPN; PROTEIN YOPR; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

MAMMALIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 22444445576     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051446405     Document Type: Article

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