Lipoprotein biosynthesis by prolipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase is required for efficient spore germination and full virulence of Bacillus anthracis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-109

  Okugawa, Shu ^a   Moayeri, Mahtab ^a   Pomerantsev, Andrei P ^a   Sastalla, Inka ^a   Crown, Devorah ^a   Gupta, Pradeep K ^a   Leppla, Stephen H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; HYDROCARBON; LIPOPROTEIN; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID C 14; PROLIPOPROTEIN DIACYLGLYCERYL TRANSFERASE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC CODE; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LGT GENE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPORE GERMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSFERASES; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84155164753     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07915.x     Document Type: Article

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