Yersinia lead SUMO attack

Authors
Cornelis, GR Denecker, G
Citation
Gr. Cornelis et G. Denecker, Yersinia lead SUMO attack, NAT MED, 7(1), 2001, pp. 21-23
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10788956 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
21 - 23
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-8956(200101)7:1<21:YLSA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Little is known about the mechanism by which Yops, proteins that Yersinia i nject into the cytosol of macrophage, cause downregulation of the inflammat ory response and diseases such as the plague. Now it appears that Yops are the first bacterial member of a new family of ubiquitin-like proteases.