The twin-arginine translocation system and its capability for protein secretion in biotechnological protein production

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-45

  Brüser, Thomas ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chaperones; Protein production; Protein secretion; PspA; Tat translocons; Twin arginine translocation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; INCLUSIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

CHAPERONES; PROTEIN PRODUCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSPA; TAT TRANSLOCONS; TRANSLOCATION; TWIN-ARGININE TRANSLOCATION;

PROTEINS;

ARGININE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AGGREGATION; AMINO ACID; BIOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN; TRANSLOCATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 34547569679     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0991-z     Document Type: Short Survey

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