SecA: The ubiquitous component of preprotein translocase in prokaryotes

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 993-1004

  Schmidt, Michael G ^a   Kiser, Kevin B ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Preprotein; SecA; Translocase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; RNA HELICASE;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL SECRETION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032747644     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(99)80517-6     Document Type: Review

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