The N-terminal region of the Escherichia coli WecA (Rfe) protein, containing three predicted transmembrane helices, is required for function but not for membrane insertion

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 498-503

  Amer, Amal O ^a   Valvano, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0033986190     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.498-503.2000     Document Type: Article

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