Functional analysis of the C-terminal domain of the WbaP protein that mediates initiation of O antigen synthesis in Salmonella enterica

Glycobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1389-1401

  Patel, Kinnari B ^a   Furlong, Sarah E ^a   Valvano, Miguel A ^a,b  

^a Siebens Drake Research Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

lipopolysaccharide; membrane protein; O antigen; sugar transferase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; O ANTIGEN; PROTEIN WBAP; THIOREDOXIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; O ANTIGENS; PROTEIN FOLDING; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 77957826691     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: 14602423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwq104     Document Type: Article

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