Niche-specific contribution to streptococcal virulence of a MalR-regulated carbohydrate binding protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 500-514

  Shelburne III, Samuel A ^a   Sahasrobhajane, Pranoti ^a   Suber, Bryce ^a   Keith, David B ^b   Davenport, Michael T ^b   Horstmann, Nicola ^a   Kumaraswami, Muthiah ^c   Olsen, Randall J ^c   Brennan, Richard G ^a,d   Musser, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CARBON; CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN A; CYTOSINE; GALR PROTEIN; GUANINE; LACL PROTEIN; MALTOSE REPRESSOR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBON SOURCE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PULA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; OROPHARYNX; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 79960151549     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07708.x     Document Type: Article

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