Control of effector export by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion proteins PcrG and PcrV

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 924-941

  Lee, Pei Chung ^a   Stopford, Charles M ^a   Svenson, Amanda G ^a   Rietsch, Arne ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN PCRG; PROTEIN PCRV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HOST CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TARGET CELL; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 76449085581     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.07027.x     Document Type: Article

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