Posttranslational processing of Methanococcus voltae preflagellin by preflagellin peptidases of M. voltae and other methanogens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 855-858

  Correia, Jason D ^a   Jarrell, Ken F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FLAGELLIN; PEPTIDASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TRITON X 100;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLUM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLAGELLIN; METHANOCOCCUS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

EID: 0033958226     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.855-858.2000     Document Type: Article

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