Crystal structure of the passenger domain of the Escherichia coli autotransporter EspP

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 413, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 985-1000

  Khan, Shekeb ^a,b   Mian, Hira S ^a,b   Sandercock, Linda E ^a   Chirgadze, Nickolay Y ^a,c   Pai, Emil F ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bacterial toxin; EHEC; serine protease; SPATE; helix

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEASE AUTOTRANSPORTER OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SERINE PROTEASE ESPP; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 80855139532     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.09.028     Document Type: Article

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