Bypassing the need for subcellular localization of a polysaccharide export-anchor complex by overexpressing its protein subunits

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 350-371

  Javens, June ^a   Wan, Zhe ^a   Hardy, Gail G ^a   Brun, Yves V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PROTEIN HFSA; PROTEIN HFSB; PROTEIN HFSD; PROTEIN PODJ; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM PILUS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SPECIFICITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER CELL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL POLARITY; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

EID: 84880133296     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12281     Document Type: Article

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