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金属蛋白MigC通过与Acinetobacter baumannii中必不可少的Mur结合酶的相互作用,影响细胞壁生物发生

Jeanette M Critchlow1, Joseph S Rocchio2, Melanie C McKell1

  • 1Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, and Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Acinetobacter baumannii使用MigC来管理的稳态和细胞壁的完整性. 这种蛋白与MurD相互作用,抑制其活性,这对细菌的生存和感染至关重要.

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