The active-site cysteines of the periplasmic thioredoxin-like protein CcmG of Escherichia coli are important but not essential for cytochrome c maturation in vivo

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1947-1950

  Fabianek, R A ^a   Hennecke, H ^a   Thony Meyer, L ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; THIOREDOXIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031919407     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.7.1947-1950.1998     Document Type: Article

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