In vivo membrane assembly of split variants of the E.Coli outer membrane protein OmpA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 3529-3537

  Koebnik, Ralf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Membrane assembly; Membrane proteins; Protein design; Protein folding; Surface display

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030010702     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00722.x     Document Type: Article

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