Novel functions for glycosyltransferases Jhp0562 and GalT in lewis antigen synthesis and variation in Helicobacter pylori

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1593-1605

  Pohl, Mary Ann ^a   Kienesberger, Sabine ^a   Blaser, Martin J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GALT PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; JHP0562 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE, HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WILD TYPE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84860830537     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00032-12     Document Type: Article

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