The signal recognition particle receptor α subunit assembles co-translationally on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane during an mRNA-encoded translation pause in vitro

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 172-181

  Young, Jason C ^a   Andrews, David W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Frameshifting; Protein targeting; Signal recognition particle receptor; Translation pausing

Indexed keywords

DOCKING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MEMBRANE BINDING; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; RNA SEQUENCE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0030067872     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00345.x     Document Type: Article

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