Real-time characterization of virulence factor expression in Yersinia pestis using a GFP reporter system

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 324, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 795-800

  Forde, Cameron E ^a   Rocco, Jennifer M ^a   Fitch, J Patrick ^a   McCutchen Maloney, Sandra L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodefense; Green fluorescent protein; Real time expression; Transcriptional reporter system; Virulence factor; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR LCRE YOPN; VIRULENCE FACTOR SYCE; VIRULENCE FACTOR YOPE; VIRULENCE FACTOR YOPK; VIRULENCE FACTOR YSCN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE INDUCTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REPORTER SYSTEM; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEAT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 5144221398     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.08.236     Document Type: Article

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