Repression of hla by rot is dependent on sae in Staphylococcus aureus ∇

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1068-1075

  Li, Dongmei ^a   Cheung, Ambrose ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; PROTEIN KINASE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; ROT PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCCUS AUREUS; SAER PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SAES PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SARH3 PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL ALPHA-TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAL GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; ROT GENE; SAE GENE; SART GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN KINASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 40749146003     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01069-07     Document Type: Article

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