Neisseria meningitidis NhhA is a multifunctional trimeric autotransporter adhesin

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 631-644

  Scarselli, Maria ^a   Serruto, Davide ^a   Montanari, Paolo ^a   Capecchi, Barbara ^a   Adu Bobie, Jeannette ^a   Veggi, Daniele ^a   Rappuoli, Rino ^a   Pizza, Mariagrazia ^a   Aricò, Beatrice ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; HEPARAN SULFATE; LAMININ; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN NHHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEPARITIN SULFATE; HUMANS; LAMININ; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 33748306074     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05261.x     Document Type: Article

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