Structure of a translocation signal domain mediating conjugative transfer by type IV secretion systems

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 324-333

  Redzej, Adam ^a   Ilangovan, Aravindan ^a   Lang, Silvia ^b   Gruber, Christian J ^b   Topf, Maya ^a   Zangger, Klaus ^b   Zechner, Ellen L ^b   Waksman, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HELICASE; PROTEIN TRAL; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA HELICASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84880132609     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12275     Document Type: Article

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