2 Listeria monocytogenes induces degradation of one of the essential SUMOylation enzymes, Ubc9, through a mechanism that involves a bacterial toxin, listeriolysin O. This effect on SUMOylation may support efficient infection by Listeria.
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1 Eastern blotting, a technique to detect post-translational protein modification. The Hsp60 protein of the non-virulent Ehrlichia muris is more post-translationaly modified than the highly virulent IOE.
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