Identification and characterization of a novel serine protease, VvpS, that contains two functional domains and is essential for autolysis of Vibrio vulnificus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3722-3732

  Lim, Moon Sub ^a   Kim, Jeong A ^b   Lim, Jong Gyu ^a   Kim, Byoung Sik ^a   Jeong, Kwang Cheol ^c,d   Lee, Kyu Ho ^b   Choi, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE VVPS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SUPERNATANT; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SERINE PROTEASES; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

MUS; NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 79960414075     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00314-11     Document Type: Article

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