Functional characterization of cysteine residues in GlpT, the glycerol 3-phosphate transporter of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 3863-3870

  Fann, Mon Chou ^a   Busch, Anne ^a   Maloney, Peter C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM)METHANETHIOSULFONATE; CHLOROMERCURIBENZENESULFONIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SERINE; THIOMESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEOLIPOSOME;

4-CHLOROMERCURIBENZENESULFONATE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYSTEINE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTIDINE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MESYLATES; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEOLIPIDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038039192     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.13.3863-3870.2003     Document Type: Article

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