TonB protein appears to transduce energy by shuttling between the cytoplasmic membrane and the outer membrane in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-283

  Letain, Tracy E ^a   Postle, Kathleen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030943591     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3331703.x     Document Type: Article

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