High-affinity binding by the periplasmic iron-binding protein from Haemophilus influenzae is required for acquiring iron from transferrin

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 404, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-225

  Khan, Ali G ^a   Shouldice, Stephen R ^a   Kirby, Shane D ^a   Yu, Rong Hua ^a   Tari, Leslie W ^b   Schryvers, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ActiveSight   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferric ion binding protein A (FbpA); Haemophilus influenzae; Iron transport; Iron binding protein; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BIOASSAY; GENES; IRON; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STRAIN;

FERRIC-ION-BINDING PROTEIN A (FBPA); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IRON TRANSPORT; IRON-BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

PROTEINS;

IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA PRIMERS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PERIPLASM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TRANSFERRIN;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 34249776343     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20070110     Document Type: Article

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