Marinococcus halophilus DSM 20408T encodes two transporters for compatible solutes belonging to the betaine-carnitine-choline transporter family: Identification and characterization of ectoine transporter EctM and glycine betaine transporter BetM

Extremophiles

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-184

  Vermeulen, Verena ^a   Kunte, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Betaine carnitine choline transporter; Compatible solute; Ectoine; Glycine betaine; Marinococcus halophilus; Osmoregulation

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MARINOCOCCUS HALOPHILUS; POSIBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; DIAMINO ACID; ECTOINE; GLYCINE BETAINE TRANSPORTER, LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; HYDROXYECTOINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLASMID; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETAINE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; KINETICS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 4644259523     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-004-0375-6     Document Type: Article

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