A naturally occurring single-residue mutation in the translocator domain of neisseria meningitidis NhhA affects trimerization, surface localization, and adhesive capabilities

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4308-4321

  Echenique Rivera, Hebert ^a   Brunelli, Brunella ^a   Scarselli, Maria ^a   Taddei, Anna Rita ^b   Pizza, Mariagrazia ^a   Aricò, Beatrice ^a   Serruto, Davide ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS NHHA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 80855157277     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00198-11     Document Type: Article

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