Structural modeling of the flagellum MS ring protein FliF reveals similarities to the type III secretion system and sporulation complex

PeerJ

Volumn 2016, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Bergeron, Julien R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Flagellum; Homology modeling; Salmonella; Secretion system; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLIF PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHLAMYDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NONHUMAN; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84963979591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1718     Document Type: Article

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