A novel metal transporter mediating manganese export (mntx) regulates the mn to fe intracellular ratio and neisseria meningitidis virulence

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Veyrier, Frédéric J ^a,b,c   Boneca, Ivo G ^a,b   Cellier, Mathieu F ^c   Taha, Muhamed Kheir ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON; MANGANESE; MANGANESE RESISTANCE FACTOR PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOINFORMATICS; GENE DELETION; IRON METABOLISM; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEPTICEMIA; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; IRON; MANGANESE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 80053457231     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002261     Document Type: Article

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