Characterization of iron-binding motifs in Candida albicans high-affinity iron permease CaFtr1p by site-directed mutagenesis

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 641-647

  Fang, Hao Ming ^a   Wang, Yue ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ferrichrome; Ferrioxamine B; Iron transport; Iron uptake assay; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; IRON; MUTAGENESIS;

IRON BINDING MOTIFS;

PROTEINS;

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; FERRICHROME; FERRIOXAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; IRON PERMEASE CAFTR1P; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING SITES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DIVISION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IRON; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036903177     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20021005     Document Type: Article

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