Bacillus anthracis acetyltransferases patA1 and patA2 modify the secondary cell wall polysaccharide and affect the assembly of S-layer proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 977-989

  Lunderberg, Mark J ^a,b   Nguyen Mau, Sao Mai ^a,b   Richter, Stefan G ^a,b   Wang, Ya Ting ^a,b   Dworkin, Jonathan ^c   Missiakas, Dominique M ^a,b   Schneewinda, Olaf ^a,b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROLASE; PATA1 PROTEIN; PATA2 PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SECONDARY CELL WALL POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL DIVISION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUTATION; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84873559319     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01274-12     Document Type: Article

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