Role of the ompT mutation in stimulated decrease in colony-forming ability due to intracellular protein aggregate formation in Escherichia coli strain BL21

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 504-512

  Ono, Bun Ichiro ^a   Kimiduka, Hiroko ^a   Kubota, Masashi ^a   Okuno, Kazuaki ^b   Yabuta, Masayuki ^b  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colony forming ability of E. coli; OmpT protease; Protein polymer formation; Protein quality control; Yeast prion PSI+

Indexed keywords

OMPT PROTEASE; PROTEIN POLYMER FORMATION; PROTEIN QUALITY CONTROL; YEAST PRION [PSI+];

CELL CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; YEAST;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CONGO RED; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OMPT PROTEIN, E COLI; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONGO RED; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLASMIDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33847195700     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60541     Document Type: Article

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