Molecular modeling of the bacterial outer membrane receptor energizer, ExbBD/TonB, based on homology with the flagellar motor, MotAB

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1614, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-210

  Zhai, Yu Feng ^a   Heijne, Wilbert ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Energization; Molecular modeling; Motility; Outer membrane transport; Proton channel

Indexed keywords

EXBB PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN EXBD; PROTEIN MOTA; PROTEIN MOTB; PROTEIN TONB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLAGELLATE; FLAGELLUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041704803     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(03)00176-7     Document Type: Article

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