Positive selection for loss-of-function tat mutations identifies critical residues required for TatA activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2920-2925

  Hicks, Matthew G ^a   Lee, Philip A ^a,d   Georgiou, George ^d   Berks, Ben C ^c   Palmer, Tracy ^a,b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN TATA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RANDOMIZATION; TAT GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION;

EID: 14644444922     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.8.2920-2925.2005     Document Type: Article

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