The co-dependence of BxpB/ExsFA and BclA for proper incorporation into the exosporium of Bacillus anthracis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 799-813

  Thompson, Brian M ^a,b   Hsieh, Hsin Yeh ^a   Spreng, Krista A ^a   Stewart, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN BXPB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOSYLATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 78751688720     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07488.x     Document Type: Article

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