Catalyzed insertion of proteins into phospholipid membranes: Specificity of the process

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2550-2559

  Li, Xiao Xian ^a   Colombini, Marco ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; GRAMICIDIN; HEMOLYSIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; VOLTAGE DEPENDENT ANION CHANNEL; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CATION; PORIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROKARYOTIC POTASSIUM CHANNEL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL ALPHA-TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PERFUSION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CATIONS; CELL MEMBRANE; GRAMICIDIN; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PERFUSION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PORINS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS;

EID: 0036841223     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75266-1     Document Type: Article

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