Identification of a putative acetyltransferase gene, MMP0350, which affects proper assembly of both flagella and pili in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5300-5307

  VanDyke, David J ^a   Wu, John ^a   Ng, Sandy Y M ^a   Kanbe, Masaomi ^b   Chaban, Bonnie ^a   Aizawa, Shin Ichi ^b   Jarrell, Ken F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; FLAGELLIN; TRISACCHARIDE;

ACETYLATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARCHEAN; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL MUTANT; CELL SURFACE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUKARYOTE; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; MMP0350 GENE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SUPERNATANT;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE DELETION; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHANOCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE;

EID: 48149087089     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00474-08     Document Type: Article

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