Purification of the outer membrane usher protein and periplasmic chaperone-subunit complexes from the P and type 1 pilus systems

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 966, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-52

  Henderson, Nadine S ^a   Thanassi, David G ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaperone subunit complex; Fimbriae; Outer membrane; Periplasm; Pili; Protein purification; Usher

Indexed keywords

CFAC PROTEIN, E COLI; CHAPERONE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; FIMBRIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PERIPLASM;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879323488     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-245-2_3     Document Type: Article

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