Analysis of secretin-induced stress in Pseudomonas aeruginosa suggests prevention rather than response and identifies a novel protein involved in secretin function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 898-908

  Seo, Jin ^a   Brencic, Anja ^b   Darwin, Andrew J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TRUB; PROTEIN XCPQ; SECRETIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; XCPQ PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ARTICLE; GENE INSERTION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OUTER MEMBRANE; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS; TRANSPOSON; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DIMERIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SECRETIN;

EID: 63449111011     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01443-08     Document Type: Article

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