Context-dependent effects of charged residues in transmembrane segments of MalF-PhoA fusions

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 654-657

  Ehrle, Rainer ^b   Mikhaleva, Natasha ^a   Boyd, Dana ^c   Davidson, Amy L ^d   Ehrmann, Michael ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Export signals; malF phoA fusions; Maltose ABC transporter; Stop transfer; Topology

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 0142258010     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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