Bacillus anthracis virulence regulator AtxA: Oligomeric state, function and CO 2-signalling

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 634-647

  Hammerstrom, Troy G ^a   Roh, Jung Hyeob ^a   Nikonowicz, Edward P ^b   Koehler, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATXA PROTEIN; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYSTEINE; EPITOPE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL LYSATE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 80054832425     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07843.x     Document Type: Article

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