Insight into the interaction of metal ions with TroA from Streptococcus suis.

The scavenging ability of sufficient divalent metal ions is pivotal for pathogenic bacteria to survive in the host. ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-type metal transporters provide a considerable amount of different transition metals for bacterial growth. TroA is a substrate binding protein for uptake of...

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Main Authors: Beiwen Zheng, Qiangmin Zhang, Jia Gao, Huiming Han, Ming Li, Jingren Zhang, Jianxun Qi, Jinghua Yan, George F Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3097204?pdf=render