Staphylococcus aureus SufT: an essential iron-sulphur cluster assembly factor in cells experiencing a high-demand for lipoic acid

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1099-1119

  Mashruwala, Ameya A ^a   Roberts, Christina A ^a   Bhatt, Shiven ^a   May, Kerrie L ^a,c   Carroll, Ronan K ^b,d   Shaw, Lindsey N ^b   Boyd, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METHIONINE; NFU PROTEIN; SUFT PROTEIN; THIOCTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; IRON; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; ISCR PROTEIN, E COLI; LIPA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LIPOAMIDE; SULFUR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLPC GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UPREGULATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; IRON; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SULFUR; THIOCTIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84991769468     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13539     Document Type: Article

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