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Bacterial Ohr and OsmC paralogues define two protein families with distinct functions and patterns of expression.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jul 2001
Atichartpongkul Sopapan, Loprasert Suvit, Vattanaviboon Paiboon, Whangsuk Wirongrong, Helmann John D, Mongkolsuk Skorn
Abstract excerpt
Xanthomonas campestris Ohr (a protein involved in organic peroxide protection) and Escherichia coli OsmC (an osmotically inducible protein of unknown function) are related proteins. Database searches and phylogenetic analyses reveal that Ohr and OsmC homologues cluster into two related subfamilies of proteins widely distributed in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. To determine if these two...
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