The alternating access transport mechanism in LacY

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 85-93

  Kaback, H Ronald ^a,b   Smirnova, Irina ^a   Kasho, Vladimir ^a   Nie, Yiling ^a   Zhou, Yonggang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactose; Membrane; Membrane protein; Permease; Symport; Transport

Indexed keywords

COTRANSPORTER; CYSTEINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; LACY PROTEIN, E COLI; TRYPTOPHAN;

ALKYLATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ALKYLATION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYSTEINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SYMPORTERS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 79955662093     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-010-9327-5     Document Type: Article

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