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Two distinct regions in the model protein Peb1 are critical for its heterologous transport out of Escherichia coli

Authors: Anton L, Majander K, Savilahti H, Laakkonen L, Westerlund-Wikstrom B

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

Publication year: 2010

Journal: Microbial Cell Factories

Journal name in source: MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES

Journal acronym: MICROB CELL FACT

Article number: ARTN 97

Volume: 9

Number of pages: 16

ISSN: 1475-2859

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-9-97

Abstract

Conclusions: We propose that the localization of the model protein Peb1 in the growth medium of E. coli is due to active secretion by a still unknown pathway of E. coli. The secretion apparently is a two-step process involving a periplasmic step and the TAR regions.