The plug domain of yeast Sec61p is important for efficient protein translocation, but is not essential for cell viability

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 4063-4068

  Junne, Tina ^a   Schwede, Torsten ^a   Goder, Veit ^a,b   Spiess, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SEC61 PROTEIN; SECY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STEADY STATE; YEAST;

CELL SURVIVAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 33748300566     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E06-03-0200     Document Type: Article

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