The unique chaperone operon of Thermotoga maritima: Cloning and initial characterization of a functional Hsp70 and small heat shock protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4237-4244

  Michelini, Edward T ^a   Flynn, Gregory C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; EUBACTERIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 0032794609     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4237-4244.1999     Document Type: Article

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