Functional analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes nuclease A (SpnA), a novel group A streptococcal virulence factor

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1629-1642

  Chang, Ann ^a   Khemlani, Adrina ^a   Kang, Haejoo ^b,c,d   Proft, Thomas ^a,c  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENZYME ANTIBODY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES NUCLEASE A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES NUCLEASE A ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; SPNA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 79952449959     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07550.x     Document Type: Article

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