Molecular basis of active copper resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacteria

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 397-405

  Bondarczuk, Kinga ^a   Piotrowska Seget, Zofia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

CopA; Copper resistance; Cu+ ATPase; cue; CueP; cus; Multicopper oxidase; pco; RND

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

BACTERIAL GENE; COP GENE; CUE GENE; CUS GENE; DETOXIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PCO GENE; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COPPER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG;

EID: 84890633918     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: 15736822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-013-9262-1     Document Type: Review

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