Computational analysis of the esx-1 region of mycobacterium tuberculosis: Insights into the mechanism of type vii secretion system

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Das, Chandrani ^a   Ghosh, Tarini Shankar ^a   Mande, Sharmila S ^a  

^a TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CULTURE FILTRATE PROTEIN 10; EARLY SECRETORY ANTIGENIC TARGET 6; ESCHERICHIA COLI SECRETED PROTEIN A; PROTEIN ESPB; PROTEIN ESPC; TRANSLOCON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; COMPUTER MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TYPE VII SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CPG ISLANDS; GLYCOSYLATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEOLYSIS;

EID: 82355194590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027980     Document Type: Article

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