Domain-swapping analysis of FtsI, FtsL, and FtsQ, bitopic membrane proteins essential for cell division in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 5094-5103

  Guzman, Luz Maria ^a,b   Weiss, David S ^a   Beckwith, Jon ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GENOME THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030756250     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.16.5094-5103.1997     Document Type: Article

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