Characterization of a novel toxin-antitoxin module, VapBC, encoded by Leptospira interrogans chromosome

Cell Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 208-216

  Zhang, Yi Xuan ^a,b   Guo, Xiao Kui ^c   Wu, Chuan ^b   Bi, Bo ^a   Ren, Shuang Xi ^d   Wu, Chun Fu ^a   Zhao, Guo Ping ^b,d  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Leptospria; Speciation; Toxin antitoxin system; VapBC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VAPB PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 4844225083     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290221     Document Type: Article

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