Protein secretion pathways in Bacillus subtilis: Implication for optimization of heterologous protein secretion

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Ling Lin Fu, ^a   Zi Rong Xu, ^a   Wei Fen Li, ^a   Jiang Bing Shuai, ^b   Ping Lu, ^c   Chun Xia Hu, ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Optimization; Protein secretion pathway; Secretion machinery; Signal peptide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PROTEIN SECRETION PATHWAYS; SECRETION MACHINERY; SIGNAL PEPTIDES;

PROTEINS;

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

BACTERIUM; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN; SECRETION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33845946823     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2006.08.002     Document Type: Review

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