Regulation of Clostridium difficile spore germination by the CspA pseudoprotease domain

Biochimie

Volumn 122, Issue , 2016, Pages 243-254

  Kevorkian, Yuzo ^a   Shirley, David J ^a   Shen, Aimee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cap family protease; Clostridium difficile; Pseudoprotease; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COLD-SHOCK PROTEIN CSPB, BACTERIA; CSPA PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM; CSPC PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84957845178     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.07.023     Document Type: Article

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