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ABC transporter FtsABCD of Streptococcus pyogenes mediates uptake of ferric ferrichrome

BACKGROUND: The Streptococcus pyogenes or Group A Streptococcus (GAS) genome encodes three ABC transporters, namely, FtsABCD, MtsABC, and HtsABC, which share homology with iron transporters. MtsABC and HtsABC are believed to take up ferric (Fe(3+)) and manganese ions and heme, respectively, while th...

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Autores principales: Hanks, Tracey S, Liu, Mengyao, McClure, Michael J, Lei, Benfang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1276799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16225685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-5-62