The plasminogen-binding group A streptococcal M protein-related protein Prp binds plasminogen via arginine and histidine residues

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1435-1440

  Sanderson Smith, Martina L ^a   Dowton, Mark ^a   Ranson, Marie ^a   Walker, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; M PROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN PRP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARGININE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHYLOGENY; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 33846929584     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01218-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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