Distinct regions of the colicin A translocation domain are involved in the interaction with TolA and TolB proteins upon import into Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Bouveret, Emmanuelle ^a   Rigal, Alain ^a   Lazdunski, Claude ^a   Bénédetti, Hélène ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLICIN A;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLICINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; PERIPLASMIC PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSWEILERODENDRON BALSAMIFERUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031983893     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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