Molecular motors in bacterial secretion

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 357-369

  Peña, Alejandro ^a   Arechaga, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ATPases; Macromolecular assemblies; Molecular motors; Secretion systems

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; SECRETIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; AZOARCUS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BIOGENESIS; BURKHOLDERIA; CAULOBACTER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MESORHIZOBIUM; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CHRYSANTHEMI; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84881509682     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351360     Document Type: Article

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