Mutations affecting export and activity of cytolysin A from Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4001-4011

  Ludwig, Albrecht ^a,b   Völkerink, Guido ^a   Von Rhein, Christine ^a   Bauer, Susanne ^b   Maier, Elke ^c   Bergmann, Birgit ^b   Goebel, Werner ^b   Benz, Roland ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; CYTOLYSIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; HLYE PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 77955284761     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01283-09     Document Type: Article

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