Processing of Chlamydia abortus Polymorphic Membrane Protein 18D during the Chlamydial Developmental Cycle

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Wheelhouse, Nick M ^a   Sait, Michelle ^a   Aitchison, Kevin ^a   Livingstone, Morag ^a   Wright, Frank ^b   McLean, Kevin ^a   Inglis, Neil F ^a   Smith, David G E ^a,c   Longbottom, David ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN 18D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA CAVIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOMICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84869044148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049190     Document Type: Article

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