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Role of a SpoVA protein in dipicolinic acid uptake into developing spores of Bacillus subtilis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2012
Li Yunfeng, Davis Andrew, Korza George, Zhang Pengfei, Li Yong-qing, Setlow Barbara, Setlow Peter, Hao Bing
Abstract excerpt
The proteins encoded by the spoVA operon, including SpoVAD, are essential for the uptake of the 1:1 chelate of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (DPA(2,6)) and Ca(2+) into developing spores of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. The crystal structure of B. subtilis SpoVAD has been determined recently, and a structural homology search revealed that SpoVAD shares significant structural similarity but not sequence...
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