Surface association and the MreB cytoskeleton regulate pilus production, localization and function in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1411-1426

  Cowles, Kimberly N ^a   Gitai, Zemer ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MREB PROTEIN; PILT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN; TJAP1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; CHEMISTRY; FIMBRIA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEINS;

EID: 77953509169     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07132.x     Document Type: Article

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