Bacillithiol has a role in Fe-S cluster biogenesis in Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 218-242

  Rosario Cruz, Zuelay ^a   Chahal, Harsimranjit K ^a   Mike, Laura A ^b   Skaar, Eric P ^b   Boyd, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACILLITHIOL; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; IRON SULFUR CLUSTER; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; PROTEIN ILVD; PROTEIN LEUCD; PROTEIN SUFA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; APOPROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; SULFUR;

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; IRON METABOLISM; NFU GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUFA GENE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; APOPROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTEINE; GLUCOSAMINE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SULFUR;

EID: 84943454454     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13115     Document Type: Article

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