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The PerR-Regulated P1B-4-Type ATPase (PmtA) Acts as a Ferrous Iron Efflux Pump in Streptococcus pyogenes.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 2017
Turner Andrew G, Ong Cheryl-Lynn Y, Djoko Karrera Y, West Nicholas P, Davies Mark R, McEwan Alastair G, Walker Mark J
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Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus [GAS]) is an obligate human pathogen responsible for a broad spectrum of human disease. GAS has a requirement for metal homeostasis within the human host and, as such, tightly modulates metal uptake and efflux during infection. Metal acquisition systems are required to combat metal sequestration by the host, while metal efflux systems are essential to protect against...
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