Three dimensional structure of the MqsR:MqsA complex: A novel TA pair comprised of a toxin homologous to RelE and an antitoxin with unique properties

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Breann L ^a   Grigoriu, Simina ^b   Kim, Younghoon ^c   Arruda, Jennifer M ^b   Davenport, Andrew ^a   Wood, Thomas K ^c,d   Peti, Wolfgang ^a   Page, Rebecca ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas AandM University   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MQSA ANTITOXIN; RELE TOXIN; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOEB TOXIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MQSR PROTEIN, E COLI;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; MQSR GENE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY;

EID: 74549170423     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000706     Document Type: Article

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