Analysis of the HD-GYP domain cyclic dimeric gmp phosphodiesterase reveals a role in motility and the enzootic life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3273-3283

  Sultan, Syed Z ^a   Pitzer, Joshua E ^a   Boquoi, Tristan ^a   Hobbs, Gerry ^b   Miller, Michael R ^c   Motaleb, M A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; DIMER; HD GYP PROTEIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE A; PHOSPHODIESTERASE B; PILZ PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MOTILITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INOCULATION; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LIFE CYCLE; LYME DISEASE; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASES; ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CYCLIC GMP; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; IXODES; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; LYME DISEASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; RODENT DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79961113805     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.05153-11     Document Type: Article

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