The extreme N-terminus of the Caulobacter crescentus surface-layer protein directs export of passenger proteins from the cytoplasm but is not required for secretion of the native protein

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 672-684

  Bingle, Wade H ^a   Le, Khai D ^a   Smit, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caulobacter; protein secretion; S layer

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029785027     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-092     Document Type: Article

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