Type IV secretion: The Agrobacterium VirB/D4 and related conjugation systems

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1694, Issue 1-3 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 219-234

  Christie, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Coupling protein; DNA transfer; Pathogenesis; Pilus; Protein translocation; Type IV secretion

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PILIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; VIRB PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIOGENESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOPLASM; DEHYDRATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSFER; GENE CLUSTER; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; RHIZOBIUM; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 8844259469     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2004.02.013     Document Type: Review

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