VirB8: A conserved type IV secretion system assembly factor and drug target

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 890-899

  Baron, Christian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Brucella; Helicobacter; Pilus assembly; Protein protein interactions; Secretion system; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BRUCELLA; HELICOBACTER; PILUS ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTIONS; SECRETION SYSTEM; VIRULENCE;

CELLS; DRUG DOSAGE; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; PROTEINS; YEAST;

BACTERIA;

PROTEIN VIRB4; PROTEIN VIRB8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRB PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG TARGETING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BRUCELLA; HELICOBACTER; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33947431670     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/O06-148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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