Small molecule control of virulence gene expression in Francisella tularensis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Charity, James C ^a   Blalock, LeeAnn T ^b   Costante Hamm, Michelle M ^a   Kasper, Dennis L ^b,c   Dove, Simon L ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARMONE GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 3' DIPHOSPHATE 5' DIPHOSPHATE; LIVE VACCINE; MGLA PROTEIN; PIGR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SSPA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADHESIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; SSPA PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MUS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

EID: 73649125868     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000641     Document Type: Article

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