title: Constitutive expression of Escherichia coli tat genes indicates an important role for the twin-arginine translocase during aerobic and anaerobic growth.
abstract: The transcription start sites for the tatABCD and tatE loci, encoding components of the Tat (twin-arginine translocase) protein export pathway, have been identified. Expression studies indicate that the tatABCD and tatE transcription units are expressed constitutively. Translational fusion experiments suggest that TatA is synthesized at a much higher level than the other Tat proteins.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Metalloprotein Spectroscopy and Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Berks
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sawers
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C408585:twin-arginine translocase complex, E coli