The Tat-dependent protein translocation pathway

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 507-523

  Hou, Bou ^a   Brüser, Thomas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

protein folding; protein transport; redox protein biogenesis; twin arginine translocation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84865007676     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMC.2011.040     Document Type: Review

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