Lipid modification of proteins in Archaea: Attachment of a mevalonic acid-based lipid moiety to the surface-layer glycoprotein of Haloferax volcanii follows protein translocation

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 366, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 959-964

  Konrad, Zvia ^a   Eichler, Jerry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Halophilic archaea; Isoprenylation; Plasma membrane; Post translational modification; Protein biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOSYNTHESIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPIDS; PROTEINS;

GLYCOSYLATIONS; LIPID MODIFICATIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

GLYCOPROTEIN; ISOPRENE; ISOPRENOID; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MEVALONIC ACID;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOSYLATION; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ACIDS; ARCHAEA; CELL MEMBRANE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HALOFERAX; LIPID METABOLISM; MAGNESIUM; MEVALONIC ACID; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TIME FACTORS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOFERAX; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 0037106458     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20020757     Document Type: Article

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