Cross-linked complex between oligomeric periplasmic lipoprotein AcrA and the inner-membrane-associated multidrug efflux pump AcrB from Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 4264-4267

  Zgurskaya, Helen I ^a   Nikaido, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ACRA; PROTEIN ACRB; PROTON; TOLC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; LIPOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 0033940002     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.15.4264-4267.2000     Document Type: Article

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