Archaeal binding protein-dependent ABC transporter: Molecular and biochemical analysis of the trehalose/maltose transport system of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus litoralis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 680-689

  Horlacher, Reinhold ^a   Xavier, Karina B ^b   Santos, Helena ^b   Diruggiero, Jocelyne ^c   Kossmann, Marina ^a   Boos, Winfried ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; MALTOSE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TREHALOSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0031888811     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.3.680-689.1998     Document Type: Article

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