Membrane topology and DNA-binding ability of the streptococcal cpsa protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 411-420

  Hanson, Brett R ^a   Lowe, Beth A ^a,b   Neely, Melody N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN CPSA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA BINDING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENES, REPORTER; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 78650897914     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01098-10     Document Type: Article

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