The Yersinia pestis type III secretion needle plays a role in the regulation of Yop secretion

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1719-1733

  Torruellas, Julie ^a   Jackson, Michael W ^a   Pennock, Jeffry W ^a,b   Plano, Gregory V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; PROTEIN YSCF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL CONTACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HELA CELL; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 25144451293     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04790.x     Document Type: Article

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