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Vibrio vulnificus vulnibactin, but not metalloprotease VvpE, is essentially required for iron-uptake from human holotransferrin.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 May 2006
Kim Choon-Mee, Park Ra-Young, Park Jeong-Hee, Sun Hui-Yu, Bai Young-Hoon, Ryu Phil-Yeol, Kim Soo-Young, Rhee Joon-Haeng, Shin Sung-Heui
Abstract excerpt
The roles of metalloprotease (VvpE) and catechol-siderophore (vulnibactin) in the uptake of iron from human transferrins by Vibrio vulnificus have been determined using different experimental conditions and methods. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to elucidate the roles of VvpE and vulnibactin using the same methods and experimental conditions, in an in vitro and a human ex vivo system, and in accordance...
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