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Charged amino acids (R83, E567, D617, E625, R669, and K678) of CusA are required for metal ion transport in the Cus efflux system.
Journal of molecular biology - 21 Sept 2012
Su Chih-Chia, Long Feng, Lei Hsiang-Ting, Bolla Jani Reddy, Do Sylvia V, Rajashankar Kanagalaghatta R, Yu Edward W
Abstract excerpt
Gram-negative bacteria expel various toxic chemicals via tripartite efflux pumps belonging to the resistance-nodulation-cell division superfamily. These pumps span both the inner and outer membranes of the cell. The three components of these tripartite systems are an inner-membrane, substrate-binding transporter (or pump); a periplasmic membrane fusion protein (or adaptor); and an outer-membrane-anchored channel....
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