Ratcheting up protein translocation with anthrax toxin

Protein Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 606-624

  Feld, Geoffrey K ^a   Brown, Michael J ^a   Krantz, Bryan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian ratchet; Nonspecific binding; Protein translocation; Protein unfolding; Proton motive force

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BIOPOLYMER; CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTON;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSOL; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84860200742     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2052     Document Type: Review

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