The twin-arginine protein translocation pathway

Annual Review of Biochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 843-864

  Berks, Ben C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial protein export; Membrane protein; Protein transport; Signal peptide; Thylakoid import; Twin arginine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; TATA PROTEIN; TATBC COMPLEX; TATC PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TWIN ARGININE TRANSLOCASE;

HUMAN; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWIN ARGININE TRANSLOCATION PATHWAY; ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROPLAST; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CHLOROPLASTS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; TWIN-ARGININE-TRANSLOCATION SYSTEM;

EID: 84930742264     PISSN: 00664154     EISSN: 15454509     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060614-034251     Document Type: Review

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