Export of the pneumococcal phage SV1 lysin requires choline-containing teichoic acids and is holin-independent

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 430-445

  Frias, Maria João ^a   Melo Cristino, José ^a   Ramirez, Mário ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHOLINE; HOLIN PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN LYTA; PROTON; SV1 LYSIN PROTEIN; TEICHOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TARGET CELL;

BACTERIOLYSIS; CHOLINE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MUCOPROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STREPTOCOCCUS PHAGES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84872374659     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12108     Document Type: Article

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