Crystal structure of the catalytic domain of the Bacillus cereus SleB protein, important in cortex peptidoglycan degradation during spore germination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 4537-4545

  Li, Yunfeng ^a   Jin, Kai ^a   Setlow, Barbara ^a   Setlow, Peter ^a   Hao, Bing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SLEB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BETA STRAND; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPORE GERMINATION;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROLASES; MURAMIC ACIDS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84866315691     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00877-12     Document Type: Article

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