The SarA protein family of Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-361

  Cheung, Ambrose L ^a   Nishina, Koren A ^a   Trotonda, Maria Pilar ^a   Tamber, Sandeep ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; SarA; SarA protein family; Stapylococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN SARA; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN MARR; PROTEIN SARR; PROTEIN SARS; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE LOCUS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 39149095251     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.10.032     Document Type: Short Survey

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