Analysis of high-level S-layer protein secretion in caulobacter crescentus

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 501-514

  Lau, Janny Ho Yu ^a,b   Nomellini, John F ^a   Smit, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caulobacter; MRNA stability; RsaA; S layer; Type I secretion

Indexed keywords

CAULOBACTER; MRNA STABILITY; RSAA; S-LAYER; TYPE I SECRETION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PROTEINS;

ABC TRANSPORTER A1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN RSAA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; S LAYER PROTEINS; S-LAYER PROTEINS;

BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; DOWN REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA STABILITY; SECRETION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 78049416665     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-036     Document Type: Article

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