Bacteriocins, Microcins and Lantibiotics

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: James, Richard (Editor), Lazdunski, Claude (Editor), Pattus, Franc (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
Series:Nato ASI Subseries H:, Cell Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Localization and phenotypic expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis lantibiotic nisin
  • Expression of nisin in Bacillus subtllis
  • Tn5301, a Lactococcal transposon encoding genes for nisin biosynthesis
  • Development of yeast inhibitory compounds for incorporation into silage inoculants
  • The excC and excD genes of Escherichia coli K-12 encode the peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (PAL) and the TolQ protein, respectively
  • Resistance and tolerance of bacteria to E colicins
  • Construction and characterization of chimeric proteins between pyocins and colicin E3
  • Colicins as anti-tumour drugs
  • List of Participants
  • Structure-function of the colicin E1 ion channel: voltage-driven translocation and gating of a tetra- (or hexa-) helix channel
  • Voltage-dependent gating of colicin E1 channels in planar bilayers
  • Immunity to colicins
  • Immunity protein to pore forming colicins
  • Specificity determinants for the interaction of colicin E9 with its immunity protein
  • Structural studies on colicin E3 and its immunity protein
  • Study of the import mechanisms of colicins through protein engineering and K+ efflux kinetics
  • Import and export of colicin M
  • TolA: structure, location and role in the uptake of colicins
  • Domains of the Escherichia coli BtuB protein involved in outer membrane association and interaction with colicin translocation components
  • A structure-function analysis of BtuB, the E.coli vitamin B12 outer membrane transport protein
  • General introduction to the secretion of bacteriocins
  • Functioning of the pCloDF13 encoded BRP
  • Structure/function relationships in the signal sequence of the colicin A lysis protein
  • The secretion of colicin V
  • to the session on the evolution of bacteriocins
  • Molecular evolution of E colicin plasmids with emphasis on the endonuclease types
  • Immunity specificity and evolution of the nuclease-type E colicins
  • Replicon evolution of ColE2-related plasmids
  • Manuscripts of poster presentations
  • Genetic determinants for microcin H47, an Escherichia coli chromosome-encoded antibiotic
  • BLIS production in the genus Streptococcus
  • A new Leuconostoc bacteriocin, Mesentericin Y105, bactericidal to Listeria monocytogenes
  • Cloning and characterisation of a lysin gene from a Listeria bacteriophage
  • Transformation of Enterococcus faecalis OGIX with the plasmid pMB2 encoding for the peptide antibiotic AS-48, by protoplast fusion and regeneration on calcium alginate
  • NMR studies of lantibiotics: the three-dimensional structure of nisin in aqueous solution
  • to the Microcin Session
  • Escherichia coli genes regulating the production of microcins MCCB17 and MCCC7
  • Uptake and mode of action of the peptide antibiotic microcin B17
  • The structure and maturation pathway of microcin B17
  • Bacteriocins of Gram-positive bacteria: an opinion regarding their nature, nomenclature and numbers
  • Molecular properties of Lactobacillus bacteriocins
  • Lactococcal bacteriocins: genetics and mode of action
  • to the Lantibiotics session
  • Lantibiotics : An overview and conformational studies on Gallidermin and Pep5
  • Biosynthesis of the lantibiotic Pep5 and mode of action of type A lantibiotics
  • Identification of genes involved in lantibiotic synthesis
  • Pore forming bacteriocins
  • In vivo properties of colicin A: channel activity and translocation
  • Site-directed fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool to study the membrane insertion of colicin A