The regulated outer membrane protein Omp21 from Comamonas acidovorans is identified as a member of a new family of eight-stranded β-sheet proteins by its sequence and properties

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3741-3749

  Baldermann, C ^a   Lupas, A ^b   Lubieniecki, J ^a   Engelhardt, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b SmithKline Beecham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOIL MICROFLORA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

COMAMONAS ACIDOVORANS;

EID: 0031831035     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.15.3741-3749.1998     Document Type: Article

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