Comparative structural analysis of TonB-dependent outer membrane transporters: Implications for the transport cycle

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 240-251

  Chimento, David P ^a   Kadner, Robert J ^a   Wiener, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BtuB; Cobalamin; FecA; FepA; FhuA; Membrane proteins; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRIC HYDROXAMATE UPTAKE PROTEIN COMPONENT A; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BTUB; PROTEIN FECA; PROTEIN FEPA; PROTEIN TONB; TONB DEPENDENT OUTER MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROGEN BOND; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 16344373729     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.20416     Document Type: Article

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