Characterization of the elongasome core PBP2:MreC complex of Helicobacter pylori

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-86

  El Ghachi, Meriem ^a,b   Matteï, Pierre Jean ^c,d,e   Ecobichon, Chantal ^a,b   Martins, Alexandre ^c,d,e   Hoos, Sylviane ^a,c   Schmitt, Christine ^a   Colland, Frédéric ^f   Ebel, Christine ^c,d,e   Prévost, Marie Christine ^a   Gabel, Frank ^c,d,e   England, Patrick ^a,c   Dessen, Andréa ^c,d,e   Boneca, Ivo G ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^e DIF   (France)

^f Hybrigenics SA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN MREC; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SHAPE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 80053250366     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07791.x     Document Type: Article

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