Looks can be deceiving: Recent insights into the mechanism of protein secretion by the autotransporter pathway

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 205-215

  Bernstein, Harris D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTRANSPORTER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; INNER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN TRANSLOCASE; TYPE V SECRETION SYSTEM;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BIOGENESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECRETION (PROCESS); TYPE V SECRETION SYSTEM;

NEGIBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSLOCATION SYSTEMS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TYPE V SECRETION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84935740159     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13031     Document Type: Review

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