Protein translocation functions of Escherichia coli SecY: In vitro characterization of cold-sensitive secY mutants

Biochimie

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 517-521

  Taura, T ^a,b   Yoshihisa, T ^a,c   Ito, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATPase; Protein translocation; SecA; SecY

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SECY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030722157     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(97)82744-7     Document Type: Article

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