Functional characterization and localization of a Bacillus subtilis sortase and its substrate and use of this sortase system to covalently anchor a heterologous protein to the B. subtilis cell wall for surface display

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 161-175

  Liew, Pei Xiong ^a   Wang, Christopher L C ^a   Wong, Sui Lam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN YHCR; PROTEIN YHCS; SORTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84862944239     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05711-11     Document Type: Article

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