Mapping of the Neisseria meningitidis NadA cell-binding site: Relevance of predicted α-helices in the NH2-terminal and dimeric coiled-coil regions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Tavano, Regina ^a   Capecchi, Barbara ^b   Montanari, Paolo ^b   Franzoso, Susanna ^a   Marin, Oriano ^a   Sztukowska, Maryta ^a,c   Cecchini, Paola ^a   Segat, Daniela ^a   Scarselli, Maria ^b   Aricò, Beatrice ^b   Papini, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^c RZESZOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIMER; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; PROTEIN NADA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MAPPING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; EPITOPE MAPPING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RABBITS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 78650146150     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00430-10     Document Type: Article

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