Transport activity of FhuA, FhuC, FhuD, and FhuB derivatives in a system free of polar effects, and stoichiometry of components involved in ferrichrome uptake

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 156-165

  Mademidis, A ^a   Koster W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; E. coli fhu operon; Iron; Polar effect; TonB

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FERRICHROME; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RESTRICTION SITE; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERRICHROME; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OPERON; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, VIRUS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031923708     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050718     Document Type: Article

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