The twin-arginine translocation system: A novel means of transporting folded proteins in chloroplasts and bacteria

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-93

  Robinson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chloroplast; Protein transport; Signal peptide; Thylakoid membrane

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; MEMBRANE ENZYME;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BACTERIUM; CHLOROPLAST; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034012712     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2000.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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