Signal peptidase I: Cleaving the way to mature proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-25

  Auclair, Sarah M ^a   Bhanu, Meera K ^a   Kendall, Debra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial target; Leader peptidase; Protein transport; Serine protease; Signal peptidase; Signal peptide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SERINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDASE I; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; CATALYSIS; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 84455204799     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.757     Document Type: Review

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