The HMW1C-Like Glycosyltransferases-An Enzyme Family with a Sweet Tooth for Simple Sugars

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  McCann, Jessica R ^a   St Geme III, Joseph W ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HMW1 ADHESIN; HMW1C ADHESIN LIKE GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HMW2 ADHESIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGAR; HMW1 PROTEIN, BACTERIA; HMW2 PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; GENE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SECRETORY PATHWAY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 84901344088     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003977     Document Type: Article

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