Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin is post-translationally modified by addition of either saturated or hydroxylated fatty acyl chains

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 262-276

  Fong, K P ^a   Tang, H Y ^b   Brown, A C ^a   Kieba, I R ^a   Speicher, D W ^b   Boesze Battaglia, K ^a   Lally, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acylation; Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Leukotoxin; Post translational protein modification; Reverse phase liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; RTX toxins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; ARGININE; FATTY ACID; HYDROXYLATED FATTY ACID; LEUKOTOXIN; LYSINE; PALMITIC ACID; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACYLATION; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EXOTOXINS; LYSINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79960095377     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2011.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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