Biogenesis of a putative channel protein, ComEC, required for DNA uptake: Membrane topology, oligomerization and formation of disulphide bonds

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 881-896

  Draskovic, Irena ^a   Dubnau, David ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN COMEC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOGENESIS; COMPUTER MODEL; CROSS LINKING; DISULFIDE BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYSTEINE; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN DISULFIDE REDUCTASE (GLUTATHIONE); TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 13444288096     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04430.x     Document Type: Article

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