A synthetic biology approach to the construction of membrane proteins in semi-synthetic minimal cells

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1788, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 567-574

  Kuruma, Yutetsu ^a   Stano, Pasquale ^a,b   Ueda, Takuya ^c   Luisi, Pier Luigi ^b  

^a Settore Centro Studi e Ricerche   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell free translation system; Liposome; Membrane protein; Minimal cell; Phospholipid biosynthesis; Self reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACYL[ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN] PHOSPHOLIPID ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE; LIPOSOME; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 59249084001     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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