Topological analysis of the MraY protein catalysing the first membrane step of peptidoglycan synthesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 576-585

  Bouhss, Ahmed ^a   Mengin Lecreulx, Dominique ^a   Le Beller, Dominique ^b   Van Heijenoort, Jean ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PERIPLASM; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSFERASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032746748     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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