Lipid modification of prelipoproteins is dispensable for growth but essential for efficient protein secretion in Bacillus subtilis: Characterization of the Igt gene

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1075-1085

  Leskelä, Soile ^a   Wahlström, Eva ^a   Kontinen, Vesa P ^a   Sarvas, Matti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; LIPOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SUBTILISINS; TRANSFERASES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033043496     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01247.x     Document Type: Article

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