Bacterial preprotein translocase: Mechanism and conformational dynamics of a processive enzyme

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 511-518

  Economou, Anastassios ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

BACTERIUM; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031984440     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00713.x     Document Type: Review

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