An electrostatic interaction between BlpC and BlpH dictates pheromone specificity in the control of bacteriocin production and immunity in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1236-1248

  Pinchas, Marisa D ^a   LaCross, Nathan C ^a   Dawid, Suzanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN BLPC; PROTEIN BLPH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; BLPC GENE; BLPH GENE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; BACTERIAL GENOME; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHEROMONES; QUORUM SENSING; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84924678358     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02432-14     Document Type: Article

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