Engineering transport protein function: Theoretical and technical considerations using the sugar-transporting phosphotransferase system of Escherichia coli as a model system

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 302-307

  Soberón, Xavier ^a   Saier Jr , Milton H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioengineering; Directed evolution; Model systems; Molecular genetics; Phosphotransferase system

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SUGAR TRANSPORT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33751191866     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095632     Document Type: Review

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