GFP tagging sheds light on protein translocation: Implications for key methods in cell biology

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1025-1033

  Deponte, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

GFP tagging; Green fluorescent protein; Protein localization; Protein translocase; Protein transport machineries

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN TIM23; PROTEIN TOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; COMPLEX FORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ANIMALS; CELL BIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84859156448     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-0932-6     Document Type: Article

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