Activity of protein MalE (maltose-binding protein) fused to cytoplasmic and periplasmic regions of an Escherichia coli inner membrane protein

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 389-395

  Dassa, E ^a   Lambert, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli, Fusion; MalE protein, MalG protein, Cytoplasmic membrane, Integral protein, Topology

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030797613     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)83869-7     Document Type: Article

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