The Tol proteins of Escherichia coli and their involvement in the translocation of group A colicins

Biochimie

Volumn 84, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 391-397

  Lazzaroni, Jean Claude ^a   Dubuisson, Jean François ^a   Vianney, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Energy transduction; Group A colicins; Signal transduction; Tol Pal proteins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLICIN A; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PAL PROTEIN; TOL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COLICIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TOLA PROTEIN, E COLI; TOLQ PROTEIN, E COLI; TOLR PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSWEILERODENDRON BALSAMIFERUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

COLICINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0036589166     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(02)01419-0     Document Type: Review

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