Tat-dependent protein targeting in prokaryotes and chloroplasts

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1694, Issue 1-3 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 135-147

  Robinson, Colin ^a,b   Bolhuis, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Prokaryote; Protein targeting; Tat

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TWIN ARGININE TRANSLOCATION DEPENDENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSLOCATION; HALOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 8844280791     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2004.03.010     Document Type: Review

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