Random mutagenesis and topology analysis of the autoinducing peptide biosynthesis proteins in Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 318-337

  Thoendel, Matthew ^a   Horswill, Alexander R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRB PROTEIN; AGRD PROTEIN; AUTOINDUCING PEPTIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LYSINE; THIOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84872406167     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12100     Document Type: Article

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