Chlamydia pneumoniae GroEL1 protein is cell surface associated and required for infection of HEp-2 cells

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3757-3767

  Wuppermann, Frederik N ^c   Mölleken, Katja ^a   Julien, Marion ^a   Jantos, Christian A ^b   Hegemann, Johannes H ^a,d  

^a University Heinrich Heine   (Germany)

^b Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin und Mikrobiologie und Hygiene   (Germany)

^c LCTech GmbH   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GROEL1 PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHAPERONIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; YEAST CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EUKARYOTA;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GROEL PROTEIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 47049107204     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01638-07     Document Type: Article

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