The structure of the conserved type six secretion protein TssL (DotU) from Francisella novicida

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 419, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 277-283

  Robb, Craig S ^a   Nano, Francis E ^a   Boraston, Alisdair B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

membrane proteins; microbial surface structures; T6SS; virulence factor; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN TSSL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EUKARYOTA; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84861528324     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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