Ght protein of neisseria meningitidis is involved in the regulation of lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 780-789

  Putker, Florian ^a   Grutsch, Andreas ^a   Tommassen, Jan ^a   Bos, Martine P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GHT PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LPTD PROTEIN; LPXC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENE FUSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTANT; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC;

EID: 84892957448     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00943-13     Document Type: Article

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