Principles of membrane protein assembly and structure

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-139

  Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLYCOPHORIN A; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LACTOSE PERMEASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLAMBAN; PORIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030431744     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6107(97)85627-1     Document Type: Review

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