Molecular characterization and protein analysis of the cap region, which is essential for encapsulation in Bacillus anthracis

S Makino, Ikuo Uchida, Nobuaki Terakado, +2

Journal of Bacteriology

Molecular CharacterizationEngineeringBiochemistryBacteriologyBiotechnology +13

virG, a plasmid-coded virulence gene of Shigella flexneri: identification of the virG protein and determination of the complete coding sequence

M. C. Lett, Chihiro Sasakawa, Nobuhiko Okada, +5

Journal of Bacteriology

Shigella FlexneriStrain Ysh6000Virg ProteinVirulence FactorPathogenesis +13

Transcriptional control of the invasion regulatory gene virB of Shigella flexneri: activation by virF and repression by H-NS

Toru Tobe, M Yoshikawa, Takuya Mizuno, +1

Journal of Bacteriology

GeneticsBacteriologyMolecular BiologyTranscriptional RegulationVirb Gene +14

Molecular alteration of the 140-megadalton plasmid associated with loss of virulence and Congo red binding activity in Shigella flexneri

Chihiro Sasakawa, K Kamata, Tatsuya Sakai, +3

Infection and Immunity

Deletion Hot SpotsShigella FlexneriDeletion DerivativesMolecular AlterationDeletion Map +10

A dual transcriptional activation system for the 230 kb plasmid genes coding for virulence‐associated antigens of <i>Shigella flexneri</i>

Ben Adler, Chihiro Sasakawa, Toru Tobe, +3

Molecular Microbiology

Virulence-associated genetic regions comprising 31 kilobases of the 230-kilobase plasmid in Shigella flexneri 2a

Chihiro Sasakawa, K Kamata, Tatsuya Sakai, +4

Journal of Bacteriology

GeneticsBacteriologyMolecular BiologyMolecular GeneticsVirulence-associated Genetic Regions +15

Molecular characterization of a surface protein antigen gene from serotype <i>c Streptococcus mutans</i>, implicated in dental caries

Nobuo Okahashi, Chihiro Sasakawa, M Yoshikawa, +2

Molecular Microbiology

Contact of Shigella with host cells triggers release of Ipa invasins and is an essential function of invasiveness.

Masahisa Watarai, Toru Tobe, M Yoshikawa, +1

The EMBO Journal

InflammationEssential FunctionHost CellsPathogenesisImmunology +4

Cloning of a surface protein antigen gene from serotype <i>c Streptococcus mutans</i>

Nobuo Okahashi, Chihiro Sasakawa, M Yoshikawa, +2

Molecular Microbiology

Temperature‐regulated expression of invasion genes in <i>Shigella flexneri</i> is controlled through the transcriptional activation of the <i>virB</i> gene on the large plasmid

Toru Tobe, Shigenori Nagai, Nobuhiko Okada, +3

Molecular Microbiology