The iron/lead transporter superfamily of Fe3+/Pb2+ uptake systems

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Debut, Aurore J ^a   Dumay, Quentin C ^a   Barabote, Ravi D ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carriers; Heavy metals; Iron; Lead; Transport channels

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HEAVY METAL; IRON; IRON LEAD TRANSPORTER; LEAD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BAY REGION BINDING SITE; BINDING AFFINITY; IRON TRANSPORT; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEOMICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; IRON; LEAD; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 33745741425     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092814     Document Type: Article

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