FlhF, the third signal recognition particle-GTPase of Bacillus subtilis, is dispensable for protein secretion

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 5956-5960

  Zanen, Geeske ^a   Antelmann, Haike ^b   Westers, Helga ^a   Hecker, Michael ^b   Van Dijl, Jan Maarten ^a   Quax, Wim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN FFH; PROTEIN FLHF; PROTEIN FTSY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL MUTANT; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; GENES, BACTERIAL; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OPERON; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEOME; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 4344605015     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.17.5956-5960.2004     Document Type: Article

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