The two-component system bacillus respiratory response A and B (BrrA-BrrB) is a virulence factor regulator in Bacillus anthracis

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 7343-7352

  Vetter, Sara M ^a   Schlievert, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS RESPIRATORY RESPONSE; REAL-TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOASSAY; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

BACTERIA;

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EDEMA FACTOR; LETHAL FACTOR TOXIN; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN ATXA; PROTEIN BRRA; PROTEIN BRRB; PROTEIN RESD; PROTEIN RESE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; LETHAL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250882114     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi700184s     Document Type: Article

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