Archaeal protein translocation: Crossing membranes in the third domain of life

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3402-3412

  Eichler, Jerry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Archaea; Extremophiles; Membrane proteins; Plasma membrane; Protein export; Protein translocation; Secretion; Signal recognition particle; Signal sequence

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

EID: 0033933622     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01396.x     Document Type: Review

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