pilQ missense mutations have diverse effects on PilQ multimer formation, piliation, and pilus function in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3198-3207

  Helm, R Allen ^a   Barnhart, Michelle M ^a,b   Seifert, H Steven ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN PILQ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PHENOTYPE; PILQ GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PILI, SEX;

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 34247850883     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01833-06     Document Type: Article

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