Truncation analysis of TatA and TatB defines the minimal functional units required for protein translocation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5871-5879

  Lee, Philip A ^a   Buchanan, Grant ^a   Stanley, Nicola R ^a   Berks, Ben C ^a   Palmer, Tracy ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN TATA; PROTEIN TATB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036837744     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.5871-5879.2002     Document Type: Article

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