A thioreduction pathway tethered to the membrane for periplasmic cytochromes c biogenesis; In vitro and in vivo studies

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 679-692

  Monika, Elizabeth M ^a   Goldman, Barry S ^a   Beckman, Diana L ^a   Kranz, Robert G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenesis; Cytochrome c; Thio reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME C; HEME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DELETION MUTANT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REDUCTION; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0031554890     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1227     Document Type: Article

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