YghG (GspS β) is a novel pilot protein required for localization of the gsps β type II secretion system secretin of enterotoxigenic escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2608-2622

  Strozen, Timothy G ^a   Li, Gang ^a   Howard, S Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN GSPD BETA; PROTEIN GSPS BETA; PROTEIN PPPA; PROTEIN YGHG; PROTEIN YGHJ; SECRETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PATHOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELL MEMBRANE; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECRETIN;

EID: 84864824663     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.06394-11     Document Type: Article

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