Additional in vitro and in vivo evidence for SecA functioning as dimers in the membrane: Dissociation into monomers is not essential for protein translocation in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1413-1418

  Wang, Hongyun ^a   Na, Bing ^a   Yang, Hsiuchin ^a   Tai, Phang C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIMER; MONOMER; PROTEIN SECA; SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38949141646     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01633-07     Document Type: Article

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