ANALYSIS OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI TONB MEMBRANE TOPOLOGY BY USE OF PHOA FUSIONS

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作者
ROOF, SK
ALLARD, JD
BERTRAND, KP
POSTLE, K
机构
[1] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,DEPT MICROBIOL,PULLMAN,WA 99164
[2] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS,PULLMAN,WA 99164
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10.1128/jb.173.17.5554-5557.1991
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Alkaline phosphatase (PhoA) fusions to TonB amino acids 32, 60, 125, 207, and 239 (the carboxy terminus) all showed high PhoA activity; a PhoA fusion to TonB amino acid 12 was inactive. The full-length TonB-PhoA fusion protein was associated with the cytoplasmic membrane and retained partial TonB function. These results support a model in which TonB is anchored in the cytoplasmic membrane by its hydrophobic amino terminus, with the remainder of the protein, including its hydrophobic carboxy terminus, extending into the periplasm.
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