Co- and post-translational translocation through the protein-conducting channel: Analogous mechanisms at work?

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 957-964

  Mitra, Kakoli ^a   Frank, Joachim ^a,b   Driessen, Arnold ^c  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DIMER; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SECA; SEC61 PROTEIN; TRANSLOCON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; COMPLEX FORMATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RIBOSOME;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

EID: 33750580851     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1166     Document Type: Review

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