TonB or not TonB: Is that the question?

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-97

  Krewulak, Karla D ^a   Vogel, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colicin; Iron; Protein structure; Siderophores; TonB

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL CELLS; BINDING PROTEINS; COLICINS; CURRENT MODELS; CYTOPLASMIC MEMBRANE; ENERGY TRANSDUCTION; INNER MEMBRANES; IRON CHELATORS; IRON SOURCES; LACTOFERRIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NICKEL COMPLEX; OUTER MEMBRANE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIDEROPHORES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; TONB; VITAMIN B12;

BACTERIOLOGY; BINDING ENERGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANES; METAL IONS; PORPHYRINS; PROTEINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VITAMINS;

MEMBRANES;

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CHELATING AGENT; COLICIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; EXBB PROTEIN; EXBD PROTEIN; IRON; NICKEL; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN TONB; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CELL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLICINS; IRON; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIDEROPHORES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 78651364685     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: 12086002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/O10-141     Document Type: Review

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