Open AccessConservation of components of the Escherichia coli export machinery in prokaryotes
Author(s) -
Cook Hans,
Tommassen Jan
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04660.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , enterobacteriaceae , escherichia , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , escherichia coli proteins , bacterial protein , biochemistry , genetics , gene
The SecA and SecB proteins are involved in protein translocation in Escherichia coli . Immunoblot analysis was used to investigate the possible conservation of these proteins in prokaryotes. Cross‐reacting proteins were detected in all other Enterobacteriaceae tested, but not in microorganisms more distantly related from Escherichia coli .