Identification of natural target proteins indicates functions of a serralysin -Type Metalloprotease, PrtA, in Anti-Immune Mechanisms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3120-3126

  Felföldi, Gabriella ^a   Marokházi, Judit ^a   Képiró, Miklós ^a   Venekei, István ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; IMMUNE DEFENSE; IMMUNE MECHANISM; IMMUNE RECOGNITION; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEMS; MANDUCA SEXTA; METALLO-PROTEASE; NATURAL SUBSTRATES; NATURAL TARGETS; RELATED FUNCTIONS; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERRALYSIN; SUBSTRATE PROTEINS;

AMINO ACIDS; COAGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES; TARGETS;

PATHOGENS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN 2; HEMOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITOR PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; NEUROSERPIN; PROTEIN PRTA; SCOLEXIN A; SCOLEXIN B; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERRALYSIN; SERRALYSIN TYPE METALLOPROTEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; MOTH; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HEMOLYMPH; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MANDUCA SEXTA; MICROBIAL IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NATURAL HOST; NONHUMAN; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; MANDUCA; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTORHABDUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

MANDUCA SEXTA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 66249112513     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02271-08     Document Type: Article

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