The molecular basis of phosphite and hypophosphite recognition by ABC-transporters

Some bacteria can use inorganic phosphite and hypophosphite as sources of inorganic phosphorus. Here, the authors report crystal structures of the periplasmic proteins that bind these reduced phosphorus species and show that a P-H…π interaction between the ligand and binding site determines their sp...

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Main Authors: Claudine Bisson, Nathan B. P. Adams, Ben Stevenson, Amanda A. Brindley, Despo Polyviou, Thomas S. Bibby, Patrick J. Baker, C. Neil Hunter, Andrew Hitchcock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01226-8