Subunit interactions in ABC transporters: A conserved sequence in hydrophobic membrane proteins of periplasmic permeases defines an important site of interaction with the ATPase subunits

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3066-3077

  Mourez, Michaël ^a   Hofnung, Maurice ^a   Dassa, Elie ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

ABC transporters; Binding protein dependent transport; Conserved protein sequences; Cytoplasmic membrane proteins; Interactions

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; MALTOSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PERMEASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MALTOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0030910930     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.11.3066     Document Type: Article

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