EspC, an autotransporter protein secreted by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), displays protease activity on human hemoglobin

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 265, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-40

  Elisa Drago Serrano, Maria ^b   Gavilanes Parra, Sandra ^a   Angel Manjarrez Hernandez H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; EspC autotransporter protein; Hemin binding proteins; Hemoglobin proteolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ESPC PROTEIN; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SUPERNATANT;

CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33750829147     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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