Gene expression profiling of Yersinia pestis with deletion of lcrG, a known negative regulator for Yop secretion of type III secretion system

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 355-366

  Du, Zongmin ^a   Tan, Yafang ^a   Yang, Huiying ^a   Qiu, Jinfu ^a   Qin, Long ^a   Wang, Tang ^a   Liu, Haihong ^a   Bi, Yujing ^a   Song, Yajun ^a   Guo, Zhaobiao ^a   Han, Yanping ^a   Zhou, Dongsheng ^a   Wang, Xiaoyi ^a   Yang, Ruifu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

lcrG; Regulation; Type III secretion system; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANCRIPTION FACTOR ROVA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ICRG GENE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 67349093308     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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