Chlamydia trachomatis protein CT009 is a structural and functional homolog to the key morphogenesis component RodZ and interacts with division septal plane localized MreB

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 365-382

  Kemege, Kyle E ^a   Hickey, John M ^a   Barta, Michael L ^a   Wickstrum, Jason ^a   Balwalli, Namita ^a   Lovell, Scott ^a   Battaile, Kevin P ^b   Hefty, P Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b IMCA CAT Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CT009 PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN; RODZ PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN, E COLI; RODZ PROTEIN, E COLI; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTOME; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84924719513     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12855     Document Type: Article

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