Protein targeting to the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 161-173

  Fekkes, Peter ^a,b   Driessen, Arnold J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; CYSTINE; GLUTAMINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LEUCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033008601     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.63.1.161-173.1999     Document Type: Review

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