Library screen identifies Enterococcus faecalis CcpA, the catabolite control protein A, as an effector of ace, a collagen adhesion protein linked to virulence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 4761-4768

  Gao, Peng ^a   Pinkston, Kenneth L ^a   Bourgogne, Agathe ^a   Cruz, Melissa R ^a   Garsin, Danielle A ^a   Murray, Barbara E ^a   Harvey, Barrett R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACE PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN A; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN BINDING PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ACE PROTEIN, ENTEROCOCCUS; BACTERIAL RNA; CARRIER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE INSERTION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84885438551     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00706-13     Document Type: Article

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