Structure of Staphylococcus aureus EsxA Suggests a Contribution to Virulence by Action as a Transport Chaperone and/or Adaptor Protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 383, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 603-614

  Sundaramoorthy, Ramasubramanian ^a   Fyfe, Paul K ^a   Hunter, William N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptor protein; chaperone; helical bundle; secretion system; virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEIN; ADAPTOR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; HOMODIMER; PROTEIN ESXA; PROTEIN ESXB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BETA SHEET; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 52949152375     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.047     Document Type: Article

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