Biochemical characterization of the C4-dicarboxylate transporter DctA from Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2900-2907

  Groeneveld, Maarten ^a   Detert Oude Weme, Ruud G J ^a   Duurkens, Ria H ^a   Slotboom, Dirk Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; DICARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER; DICARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER DCTA; DICARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUMURATE; MALIC ACID; OXALOACETIC ACID; PROTON; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII; TEMPERATURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DICARBOXYLIC ACID TRANSPORTERS; DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FUMARATES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALATES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUCCINATES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77952566391     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00136-10     Document Type: Article

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