Mutational Analyses Define Helix Organization and Key Residues of a Bacterial Membrane Energy-transducing Complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 366, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1424-1436

  Goemaere, Emilie L ^a   Cascales, Eric ^a   Lloubès, Roland ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

colicins; molecular motors; outer membrane stability; Tol proteins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLICIN; ION CHANNEL; MOLECULAR MOTOR; TOLQ PROTEIN; TOLR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DELETION MUTANT; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MODEL; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33846839298     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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