Table of Contents
Section I. Protein Secretion
1. Co- and Post-translational Protein Targeting to the SecYEG Translocon in Escherichia coli, Eitan Bibi
2. The Tat Protein Export Pathway, Tracy Palmer and Ben C. Berks
3. Assembly of Integral Membrane Proteins from the Periplasm into the Outer Membrane, Jörg H. Kleinschmidt
4. Structure, Function, and Transport of Lipoproteins in Escherichia coli, Hajime Tokuda, Shin-ichi Matsuyama, and Kimie Tanaka-Masuda
Section II. Protein Folding and Quality Control
5. The Cpx Envelope Stress Response, Tracy L. Raivio
6. Regulation and Function of the Envelope Stress Response Controlled by s E, Carol A. Gross, Virgil Rhodius, and Irina L. Grigorova
7. Disulfide Bond Formation in the Periplasm, Mehmet Berkmen, Dana Boyd, and Jon Beckwith
8. Periplasmic Chaperones and Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerases, Jean-Michel Betton
9. Periplasmic Proteases and Protease Inhibitors, Nicolette Kucz, Michael Meltzer, and Michael Ehrmann
Section III. Key Physiological Processes
10. Cell Division, S. J. Ryan Arends, Kyle B. Williams, Ryan J. Kustusch, and David S. Weiss
11. Structure and Biosynthesis of the Murein (Peptidoglycan) Sacculus, Waldemar Vollmer
12. Periplasmic Events in the Assembly of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides, Chris Whitfield, Emilisa Frirdich, and Anne N. Reid
13. Electron Transport Activities in the Periplasm, Stuart J. Ferguson
14. Periplasmic Nitrate Reduction, Jeff A. Cole
15. Biosynthesis of the Molybdenum Cofactor and its Incorporation into Molybdoenzymes, Silke Leimkühler
16. Transfer of Energy and Information across the Periplasm in Iron Transport and Regulation, Volkmar Braun and Susanne Mahren
17. Periplasmic ABC Transporters, Elie Dassa
18. Antimicrobial and Stress Resistance, Keith Poole
19. Osmoregulation in the Periplasm, Jean-Pierre Bohin and Jean-Marie Lacroix
Section IV. Practical Implications
20. Practical Implications for Periplasmic Protein Accumulation, John C. Joly and Michael W. Laird
21. Periplasmic Expression of Antibody Fragments, David P. Humphreys
Section V. Protein Composition
22. Methods for the Computational Prediction of Periplasmic Proteins, Jennifer L. Gardy and Fiona S. L. Brinkman
