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The metal permease ZupT from Escherichia coli is a transporter with a broad substrate spectrum.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2005
Grass Gregor, Franke Sylvia, Taudte Nadine, Nies Dietrich H, Kucharski Lisa M, Maguire Michael E, Rensing Christopher
Abstract excerpt
The Escherichia coli zupT (formerly ygiE) gene encodes a cytoplasmic membrane protein (ZupT) related to members of the eukaryotic ZIP family of divalent metal ion transporters. Previously, ZupT was shown to be responsible for uptake of zinc. In this study, we show that ZupT is a divalent metal cation transporter of broad substrate specificity. An E. coli strain with a disruption in all known iron uptake systems...
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