Activation of a c-Jun-NH2-terminal kinase pathway by the lethal toxin from Clostridium sordellii, TcsL-82, occurs independently of the toxin intrinsic enzymatic activity and facilitates small GTPase glucosylation

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1102-1113

  Geny, Blandine ^a   Popoff, Michel R ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN TCSL 82; BAFILOMYCIN A1; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPOLARIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL SHAPE; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; GLYCOSYLATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII;

EID: 66749083234     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2009.01314.x     Document Type: Article

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