Characterization of the Caulobacter crescentus holdfast polysaccharide biosynthesis pathway reveals significant redundancy in the initiating glycosyltransferase and polymerase steps

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7219-7231

  Toh, Evelyn ^a   Kurtz Jr , Harry D ^b   Brun, Yves V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHITIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYMERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGAR; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HFSE GENE; HFSF GENE; HFSG GENE; HFSH GENE; HOLDFAST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 52949120316     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01003-08     Document Type: Article

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