Exploring protein import pores of cellular organelles at the single molecule level using the planar lipid bilayer technique

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 721-730

  Harsman, Anke ^a   Bartsch, Philipp ^a   Hemmis, Birgit ^a   Krüger, Vivien ^a   Wagner, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channels; Planar lipid bilayer technique; Pores; Protein translocation

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOSOL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY;

HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LIPID BILAYERS; ORGANELLES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 79960556321     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.04.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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