Topological predictions for integral membrane permeases of the phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 345-360

  Nguyen, Thai X ^a   Yen, Ming Ren ^a   Barabote, Ravi D ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial phosphotransferase system; Bioinformatic analyses; Integral membrane proteins; Phylogeny; PTS permease; Topology

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MANNITOL; MEMBRANE ENZYME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PERMEASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SORBITOL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751190975     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095636     Document Type: Article

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