Oligomeric states and siderophore binding of the ligand-gated FhuA protein that forms channels across Escherichia coli outer membranes

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 770-775

  Locher, Kaspar P ^a   Rosenbusch, Jurg P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Ferrichrome transport; Mmebrane protein; Signal transduction; barrel

Indexed keywords

FERRICHROME; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030850807     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00770.x     Document Type: Article

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