Formation of oligomeric rings by XcpQ and PIlQ, which are involved in protein transport across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 209-219

  Bitter, Wilbert ^a   Koster, Margot ^a   Latijnhouwers, Maita ^a   De Cock, Hans ^a   Tommassen, Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LETHALITY; MUTAGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031983616     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00677.x     Document Type: Article

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