The sensor protein KdpD inserts into the Escherichia coli membrane independent of the Sec translocase and YidC

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1724-1734

  Facey, Sandra J ^a   Kuhn, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epitope tag; Escherichia coli; Membrane protein; Protein translocation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; EPITOPE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KDPD; PROTEIN YIDC; SEC TRANSLOCASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0038409063     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03531.x     Document Type: Article

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