Differential translocation of protein precursors across SecY-deficient membranes of Escherichia coli: SecY is not obligatorily required for translocation of certain secretory proteins in vitro

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7386-7393

  Yang, Yunn Bor ^a   Lian, Jianping ^b   Tai, Phang C ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030698212     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.23.7386-7393.1997     Document Type: Article

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