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SWIM analysis allows rapid identification of residues involved in invasin-mediated bacterial uptake.
Gene - 28 Apr 1998
Krukonis E S, Isberg R R
Abstract excerpt
The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis invasin protein promotes bacterial uptake into normally non-phagocytic cells. Combinations of six alanine substitutions in a region of invasin previously shown to be important for bacterial internalization were analyzed using binomial and codon mutagenesis strategies. A single pool of mutants, potentially containing 64 derivatives with various combinations of alanine substitutions,...
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