Degradation by proteases Lon, Clp and HtrA, of Escherichia coli proteins aggregated in vivo by heat shock; HtrA protease action in vivo and in vitro

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 555-571

  Laskowska, Ewa ^a   Kuczyńska Wiśnik, Dorota ^a   Skórko Glonek, Joanna ^a   Taylor, Alina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT SHOCK; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029852402     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.1231493.x     Document Type: Article

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