Topology and identification of critical residues of the O-acetyltransferase of serotype-converting bacteriophage, SF6, of Shigella flexneri

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 375, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-585

  Thanweer, Farzaana ^a   Tahiliani, Vikas ^a   Korres, Haralambos ^a   Verma, Naresh K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical arginine residues; O Acetyltransferase; Oac; PhoA LacZ ; Topology

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOPLASM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPORTER GENE; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIOPHAGES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; O ANTIGENS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; VIRAL PROTEINS;

SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 51449087101     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.08.069     Document Type: Article

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