Importance of transmembrane segments in Escherichia coli SecY

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-187

  Shimokawa, N ^a   Mori, H ^a   Ito, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Protein translocation; Reconstitution; SecY; Transmembrane segment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SECY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038280151     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0804-8     Document Type: Article

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