Functional analysis of conserved gene products involved in assembly of Escherichia coli capsules and exopolysaccharides: Evidence for molecular recognition between Wza and Wzc for colanic acid biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 5470-5481

  Reid, Anne N ^a   Whitfield, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; COLANIC ACID; COLANIC ACID WZC PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GENE PRODUCT; GROUP 1 CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WZA PROTEIN; WZB PROTEIN; WZC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL SURFACE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; ESCHERICHIA COLI K30; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DISORDER; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WZA GENE; WZB GENE; WZC GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 22544446733     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.15.5470-5481.2005     Document Type: Article

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