Sequence analysis of bacterial redox enzyme maturation proteins (REMPs)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-238

  Turner, Raymond J ^a   Papish, Andriyka L ^a   Sargent, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dms; DMSO reductase; Fdh; Formate dehydrogenase; Hya; Hyb; Hydrogenase; Nap; Nitrate reductase; Tat translocase; TMAO reductase; Tor; Twin arginine leader

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPETITION; COMPLEXATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRATES; REDOX REACTIONS; REDUCTION; SUBSTRATES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ENERGY-TRANSDUCING MEMBRANES; REDOX ENZYME MATURATION PROTEINS (REMP); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSLOCATIONS;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHAPERONE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; TOR;

EID: 3142550604     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-117     Document Type: Review

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