The major and minor wall teichoic acids prevent the sidewall localization of vegetative DL-endopeptidase LytF in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-310

  Yamamoto, Hiroki ^a   Miyake, Yukiko ^a   Hisaoka, Miharu ^a   Kurosawa, Shin Ichirou ^a   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MREB PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN LYTF; PROTEINASE; TEICHOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; WHOLE CELL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL WALL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 52649134462     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06397.x     Document Type: Article

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