Determination of Borrelia Surface lipoprotein anchor topology by surface proteolysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 6379-6383

  Chen, Shiyong ^a   Kumru, Ozan S ^a,b   Zückert, Wolfram R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN C; PROTEIN VSP1; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; LYME DISEASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEOLYSIS;

BORRELIA;

EID: 80655125434     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05849-11     Document Type: Note

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