Structural and functional characterization of NanU, a novel high-affinity sialic acid-inducible binding protein of oral and gut-dwelling Bacteroidetes species

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 458, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-511

  Phansopa, Chatchawal ^a   Roy, Sumita ^a   Rafferty, John B ^a   Douglas, C W Ian ^a   Pandhal, Jagroop ^a   Wright, Phillip C ^a   Kelly, David J ^a   Stafford, Graham P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Carbohydrate; NanOU; Outer membrane; Sialic acid; Transport

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN NANO; PROTEIN NANU; SIALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDETES; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDETES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTESTINES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOUTH; MUTATION; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 84896848081     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20131415     Document Type: Article

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