The IUBMB-endorsed transporter classification system

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-262

  Busch, Wolfgang ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Evolution; Membranes; Proteins; Transport

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS;

EVOLUTION; LIVING ORGANISMS; TRANSMEMBRANE TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; TOXIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ALPHA HELIX; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; BETA CHAIN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EUKARYOTE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSPORT KINETICS; TRANSPORTER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; DOCUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LINGUISTICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN DATABASE; STANDARD;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DATABASES, PROTEIN; DOCUMENTATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GUIDELINES; INTERNATIONALITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TERMINOLOGY; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 13844303699     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:27:3:253     Document Type: Review

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