Functional interaction between the cytoplasmic ABC protein LptB and the inner membrane LptC protein, components of the lipopolysaccharide transport machinery in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 198, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 2192-2203

  Martorana, Alessandra M ^a   Benedet, Mattia ^b,c   Maccagni, Elisa A ^a   Sperandeo, Paola ^a,b   Villa, Riccardo ^b,d   Dehò, Gianni ^b   Polissia, Alessandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^d Frau Pharma   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; LPTB PROTEIN; LPTC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LPTB PROTEIN, E COLI; LPTC PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; INNER MEMBRANE; LPTB GENE; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PERIPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 84982798409     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00329-16     Document Type: Article

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