Heme Synthesis and Acquisition in Bacterial Pathogens

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 428, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 3408-3428

  Choby, Jacob E ^a   Skaar, Eric P ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

heme toxicity; hemoglobin; iron uptake; Isd system; NEAT domain

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DETOXIFICATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEME SYNTHESIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; HEME; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

EID: 84962694827     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.03.018     Document Type: Article

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