Barreling through the membrane

被引:24
作者
Johnson, AE [1 ]
Jensen, RE
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ Syst Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Med Biochem & Genet, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ Syst Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Chem, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[3] Texas A&M Univ Syst Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Biochem & Biophys, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[4] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol & Anat, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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10.1038/nsmb0204-113
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The mechanism of transmembrane beta-barrel protein insertion into an intracellular membrane is essentially unknown. Two recent studies reveal that the process is protein-mediated and identify a protein complex that is involved.
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页码:113 / 114
页数:2
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