A Mechanism for Polar Protein Localization in Bacteria

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 335, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 655-663

  Howard, Martin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell division; Chemotaxis; Membrane associated filaments; Protein localization; Spores

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GEOMETRY; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIMULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0345735666     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.10.058     Document Type: Article

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