THE AMI LOCUS OF THE GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE IS SIMILAR TO BINDING PROTEIN-DEPENDENT TRANSPORT OPERONS OF GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA

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ALLOING, G [1 ]
TROMBE, MC [1 ]
CLAVERYS, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOULOUSE 3,CNRS,CTR RECH BIOCHIM & GENET CELLULAIRES,118 ROUTE NARBONNE,F-31062 TOULOUSE,FRANCE
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10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb00632.x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The complete nucleotide sequence of the ami locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae revealed the presence of six open reading frames, amiABCDEF. The predicted Ami proteins are probably involved in a transport system. The Ami A, C, D, E, and F proteins exhibit homology with components of the oligopeptide permeases (opp) of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli. Intriguingly, the AmiB protein is homologous to ArsC, a cytosolic modifier subunit of the anion pump encoded by the arsenical resistance operon of the R‐factor R773 from E. coli. Data are presented which indicate that Ami is indeed a transport system. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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