Novel hemin binding domains in the Corynebacterium diphtheriae HtaA protein interact with hemoglobin and are critical for heme iron utilization by HtaA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5374-5385

  Allen, Courtni E ^a   Schmitt, Michael P ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE; HTAA PROTEIN; HTAB PROTEIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEME; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMOGLOBINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE;

EID: 80053600205     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05508-11     Document Type: Article

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