Maturation of IncP pilin precursors resembles the catalytic dyad-like mechanism of leader peptidases

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 6751-6761

  Eisenbrandt, R ^a   Kalkum, M ^a   Lurz, R ^a   Lanka, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PILIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034462970     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.23.6751-6761.2000     Document Type: Article

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