Membrane topology of the metal-tetracycline/H+ antiporter TetA(K) from Staphylococcus aureus

被引:33
作者
Ginn, SL [1 ]
Brown, MH [1 ]
Skurray, RA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SYDNEY,SCH BIOL SCI A12,SYDNEY,NSW 2006,AUSTRALIA
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10.1128/jb.179.11.3786-3789.1997
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A series of fusions to the reporter proteins alkaline phosphatase and beta-galactosidase have been constructed in the predicted periplasmic and cytoplasmic loops of TetA(K), a protein responsible for efflux-mediated tetracycline resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. The results support a topological model of 14 transmembrane segments for TetA(K).
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