A M23B family metallopeptidase of Helicobacter pylori required for cell shape, pole formation and virulence

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 809-819

  Bonis, Mathilde ^a,b   Ecobichon, Chantal ^a,b   Guadagnini, Stephanie ^a   Prévost, Marie Christine ^a   Boneca, Ivo G ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DEXTRO,DEXTRO CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DEXTRO,DEXTRO ENDOPEPTIDASE; HDPA PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CELL WALL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METALLOPROTEASES; MICE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 78349259363     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07383.x     Document Type: Article

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