Modeling the effects of prl mutations on the Escherichia coli SecY complex

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 6454-6465

  Smith, Margaret A ^a   Clemons Jr , William M ^b   DeMars, Cathrine J ^a,c   Flower, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SEC PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LETHALITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRLA GENE; PRLG GENE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECE GENE; SECY GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 24944465005     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.18.6454-6465.2005     Document Type: Article

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