Structure-based functional characterization of repressor of toxin (Rot), a central regulator of Staphylococcus aureus virulence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 188-200

  Killikelly, April ^a   Benson, Meredith A ^a   Ohneck, Elizabeth A ^a   Sampson, Jared M ^a   Jakoncic, Jean ^b   Spurrier, Brett ^a   Torres, Victor J ^a   Kong, Xiang Peng ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASI1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; ROT PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84928335768     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02317-14     Document Type: Article

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