MsmR, a specific positive regulator of the Streptococcus pyogenes FCT pathogenicity region and cytolysin-mediated translocation system genes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 786-803

  Nakata, Masanobu ^a   Podbielski, Andreas ^a   Kreikemeyer, Bernd ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BINDING PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN CPA; BINDING PROTEIN PRTF2; CYTOLYSIN; FIBRONECTIN BINDING PROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOSIDASE; PROTEIN F2; STREPTOLYSIN O; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSMR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRA; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHARYNX; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEOME; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 22644436878     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04730.x     Document Type: Article

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