Membrane topology of the MotA protein of escherichia coil

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 237-242

  Zhou, Jiadong ^a   Fazzio, Robert T ^a   Blair, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion channels; Membrane proteins; Topology

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029165325     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0431     Document Type: Article

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