Wzx flippase-mediated membrane translocation of sugar polymer precursors in bacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1001-1015

  Islam, Salim T ^a   Lam, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; WZX PROTEIN, E COLI;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PERIPLASM; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84875910878     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02890.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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