Mutational analysis of transmembrane regions 3 and 4 of SecY, a central component of protein translocase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3960-3969

  Mori, Hiroyuki ^a   Shimokawa, Naomi ^a   Satoh, Yasunari ^a   Ito, Koreaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SECE PROTEIN; SECG PROTEIN; SECY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DISULFIDE BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYSTEINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2942517660     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.12.3960-3969.2004     Document Type: Article

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