Niobium Uptake and Release by Bacterial Ferric Ion Binding Protein

Ferric ion binding proteins (Fbps) transport FeIII across the periplasm and are vital for the virulence of many Gram negative bacteria. Iron(III) is tightly bound in a hinged binding cleft with octahedral coordination geometry involving binding to protein side chains (including tyrosinate residues)...

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Main Authors: Yanbo Shi, Ian Harvey, Dominic Campopiano, Peter J. Sadler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/307578