Evidence for VirB4-mediated dislocation of membrane-integrated VirB2 pilin during biogenesis of the Agrobacterium VirB/VirD4 type IV secretion system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 4923-4934

  Kerr, Jennifer E ^a   Christie, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (N MALEIMIDOPROPIONYL)BIOCYTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BIOCYTIN; CYSTEINE; DISLOCASE; ENZYME; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; PILIN; PROTEIN VIRB11; PROTEIN VIRB2; PROTEIN VIRB4; PROTEIN VIRD4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRB PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOGENESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CYTOPLASM; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; RHIZOBIUM; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; KALANCHOE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; KALANCHOE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PLANT LEAVES; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; VIRULENCE;

EID: 77957348046     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00557-10     Document Type: Article

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