Charge-driven dynamics of nascent-chain movement through the SecYEG translocon

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-149

  Ismail, Nurzian ^a   Hedman, Rickard ^a   Lindén, Martin ^a,b   Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARREST PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE; SECRETORY PROTEIN; SECYEG TRANSLOCON; TRANSLOCON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SECE PROTEIN, E COLI; SECG PROTEIN, E COLI; SECY PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INNER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL MODEL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84926419545     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2940     Document Type: Article

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