The active ring-like structure of SecA revealed by electron crystallography: Conformational change upon interaction with SecB

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-153

  Chen, Yong ^a   Tai, Phang C ^b   Sui, Sen Fang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Preprotein translocation; SecA; Two dimensional crystal

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SECA; PROTEIN SECB;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGAND BINDING; LIPID MONOLAYER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34249951464     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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