Article
Diversity and evolution of protein translocation.
Annual review of microbiology - 1 Jan 2005
Pohlschröder Mechthild, Hartmann Enno, Hand Nicholas J, Dilks Kieran, Haddad Alex
Abstract excerpt
Cells need to translocate proteins into and across hydrophobic membranes in order to interact with the extracellular environment. Although a subset of proteins are thought to spontaneously insert into lipid bilayers, translocation of most transported proteins requires additional cellular components. Such components catalyze efficient lateral transport into or across cellular membranes in prokaryotes and...
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