Structural Characterization of the Complex of SecB and Metallothionein-Labeled proOmpA by Cryo-Electron Microscopy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Zhou, Qiang ^a   Sun, Shan ^a   Tai, Phang ^b   Sui, Sen Fang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; PROOMPA PREPROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEIN SECB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL LABELING; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84867121268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047015     Document Type: Article

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