A Farnesylated Coxiella burnetii Effector Forms a Multimeric Complex at the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane during Infection

Laura F Fielden; Jennifer H Moffatt; Yilin Kang; Michael J Baker; Chen Ai Khoo; Craig R Roy; Diana Stojanovski; Hayley J Newton

Journal article

A Farnesylated Coxiella burnetii Effector Forms a Multimeric Complex at the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane during Infection

Laura F Fielden, Jennifer H Moffatt, Yilin Kang, Michael J Baker, Chen Ai Khoo, Craig R Roy, Diana Stojanovski, Hayley J Newton

Infection and Immunity | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01046-16

University of Melbourne Researchers

Diana Stojanovski Author Biochemistry and Pharmacology

Hayley Newton Author Microbiology and Immunology

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Grants

Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council

Awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by project grants awarded to H.J.N. from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (grant numbers 1062383 and 1063646). D.S. is supported by a Biochemistry Fund fellowship through the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne. L.F.F. is supported by a postgraduate research scholarship through the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne. Y.K. is supported by a Melbourne International Research Scholarship and Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship.