The Tat protein translocation pathway and its role in microbial physiology

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2003, Pages 187-254

  Berks, Ben C ^a   Palmer, Tracy ^b   Sargent, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COFACTOR CONTAINING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SEC PROTEIN; TATA PROTEIN; TATB PROTEIN; TATC PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TWIN ARGININE TRANSLOCATION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141672034     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2911(03)47004-5     Document Type: Review

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