RipA, a cytoplasmic membrane protein conserved among Francisella species, is required for intracellular survival

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4934-4943

  Fuller, James R ^a   Craven, Robin R ^a   Hall, Joshua D ^a   Kijek, Todd M ^a   Taft Benz, Sharon ^a   Kawula, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; LYSOSOME ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN RIPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSPOSON; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TULAREMIA;

EID: 55849122258     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00475-08     Document Type: Article

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