title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa MucD regulates the alginate pathway through activation of MucA degradation via MucP proteolytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755-9320, USA.
authors.forename: F Heath
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Damron
authors.forename: Hongwei D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D020723:Glucuronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006603:Hexuronic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C079619:AlgU protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; C097646:AlgW protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D000464:Alginates; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; C107895:MucA protein, Pseudomonas; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; C097649:MucD protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases