Site-specific proteolysis of the Escherichia coli SecA protein in vivo

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2986-2988

  Mondigler, Martin ^a   Ehrmann, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO ETCH VIRUS;

EID: 0029863352     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2986-2988.1996     Document Type: Article

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