Pyrodictium cannulae enter the periplasmic space but do not enter the cytoplasm, as revealed by cryo-electron tomography

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-42

  Nickell, Stephan ^b   Hegerl, Reiner ^b   Baumeister, Wolfgang ^b   Rachel, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Archaea; Cannulae; Cryo electron tomography; Double tilt; Periplasmic space; Pyrodictium

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRODICTIUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM; DESULFUROCOCCACEAE; ELECTRONS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANELLES; PERIPLASM; TOMOGRAPHY;

ARCHAEA; PYRODICTIUM;

EID: 0037288048     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-8477(02)00581-6     Document Type: Article

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