Sec-dependent membrane protein biogenesis: SecYEG, preprotein hydrophobicity and translocation kinetics control the stop-transfer function

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 696-705

  Duong, Franck ^a   Wickner, William ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DFyajC; Membrane protein biogenesis; Preprotein translocase; SecEYG; Stop transfer sequence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032472958     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.3.696     Document Type: Article

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