CpxRA contributes to Xenorhabdus nematophila virulence through regulation of lrhA and modulation of insect immunity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3998-4006

  Herbert Tran, Erin E ^a,b   Goodrich Blair, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; CECROPIN; IMMUNE SUPPRESSION; IN-VIVO IMAGING; ISOLATED NODES; LIPASE PRODUCTION; MANDUCA SEXTA; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEM; WILD TYPES; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

AMINES; BLOOD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CECROPIN; PROTEIN CPXRA; PROTEIN LRHA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; INSECT; MOTILITY; MUTATION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MANDUCA SEXTA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CECROPINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYMPH; MANDUCA; PROTEIN KINASES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; XENORHABDUS;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

EID: 66749181752     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02657-08     Document Type: Article

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