The β-barrel domain of FhuAΔ5-160 is sufficient for TonB-dependent FhuA activities of Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1037-1049

  Braun, Michael ^a   Killmann, Helmut ^a   Braun, Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; CARRIER PROTEIN; COLICIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FERRICHROME; GRISEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; RIFAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIOPHAGE T5; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COLICINS; COLIPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FERRICHROME; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, VIRUS; RIFAMYCINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0032831642     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01546.x     Document Type: Article

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