Intramolecular dimerization is required for the chlamydia-secreted protease CPAF to degrade host transcriptional factors

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3869-3875

  Dong, Feng ^a   Sharma, Jyotika ^a   Xiao, Yanming ^a   Zhong, Youmin ^a   Zhong, Guangming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLAMYDIA PROTEASE PROTEASOME LIKE ACTIVITY FACTOR; ENZYME PRECURSOR; HLA ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RFX5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CYTOSOL; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HOST CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMERIZATION; ENDOPEPTIDASES; HELA CELLS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 3042643366     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.7.3869-3875.2004     Document Type: Article

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