Protein secretion by heterologous bacterial ABC-transporters: The C- terminus secretion signal of the secreted protein confers high recognition specificity

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 459-470

  Duong, F ^a,b   Lazdunski, A ^a   Murgier, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029815310     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02555.x     Document Type: Article

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