Structure-activity analysis of quorum-sensing signaling peptides from Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1441-1450

  Syvitski, Raymond T ^a   Tian, Xiao Lin ^a   Sampara, Kamal ^a   Salman, Alan ^a   Lee, Song F ^a   Jakeman, David L ^a   Li, Yung Hua ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b 5981 University Ave ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; PHEROMONE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOFILM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRESS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33846894450     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00832-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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