Protein and Sugar Export and Assembly in Gram-positive Bacteria

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

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Beskrivning

This book focuses on the envelope of Gram-positive bacteria including its composition, the latest discoveries in the mechanisms behind its assembly, and its role in pathogenesis. This book is written for all researchers, clinicians and technicians engaged in basic or applied science projects on Gram-positive bacteria.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-07-25
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:528 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Antal sidor:337
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319858029

Utforska kategorier

Patologi inom Medicin
Kemi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Medicinsk utrustning och medicinska tekniker inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Fabio BagnoliGSK Vaccines, Siena, Italy, e-mail: fabio.x.bagnoli@gsk.comRino RappuoliGSK Vaccines, Siena, Italy, e-mail: rino.r.rappuoli@gsk.com

Innehållsförteckning

Envelope structures of Gram-positive bacteria .- Translocation of proteins across the plasma membrane and cell envelope.- Type I signal peptidases.- The Sec system.- The twin-arginine protein translocation (Tat) system.- ExPortal: a microdomain for protein secretion in Gram-positive bacteria.- Spatial positioning of cell wall-anchored proteins.- Anchoring of LPXTG-like proteins to the cell wall envelope.- Export and processing of lipoproteins.- Pilus assembly in Gram-positive bacteria.- S-layers and related proteins: their structure, mechanisms of secretion and anchoring and their diverse functions.- Membrane translocation and assembly of sugar polymer precursors.- Type VII secretion systems.- Predicting subcellular localization of proteins by bioinformatics algorithms.- The secretome of Gram-positive bacteria.- Post-translocational folding of secretory proteins.- Protein secretion biotechnology in Gram-positive bacteria.- Exploiting Gram positive sortases for protein engineering.