Functional characterization and Me2+ ion specificity of a Ca2+-citrate transporter from Enterococcus faecalis

FEBS Journal

Volumn 273, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 5121-5130

  Blancato, Victor S ^a,b   Magni, Christian ^b   Lolkema, Juke S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^c University of Groningen Center of Biological Sciences Haren   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CITMHS family; Citrate fermentation; Citrate transport; Enterococcus faecalis; Me citrate complex

Indexed keywords

CITRATE CALCIUM; FERRIC CITRATE FE 59; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; METAL ION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CALCIUM CITRATE; CARRIER PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY IONS; ION TRANSPORT; PHYLOGENY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33750549666     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05509.x     Document Type: Article

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