How bacteria keep proteins moving

How bacteria keep proteins moving

Bacteria contain large numbers of negatively-charged proteins to avoid the electrostatic interactions with ribosomes that would dramatically reduce protein diffusion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conrad W Mullineaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
protein mobility
physicochemistry of cytoplasm
bacteria
intracellular diffusion
ionic strength
ribosomes
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/33590
Description
Summary:Bacteria contain large numbers of negatively-charged proteins to avoid the electrostatic interactions with ribosomes that would dramatically reduce protein diffusion.
ISSN:2050-084X

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