The C-terminal domain of the Pseudomonas secretin XcpQ forms oligomeric rings with pore activity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1169-1179

  Brok, Ronald ^a   Van Gelder, Patrick ^b   Winterhalter, Mathias ^b   Ziese, Ulrike ^a   Koster, Abraham J ^a   De Cock, Hans ^a   Koster, Margot ^a   Tommassen, Jan ^a   Bitter, Wilbert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

General secretory pathway; Outer membrane; Pseudomonas; Secretin; Type II protein secretion

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE K; SECRETIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033579546     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3340     Document Type: Article

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