Death of the TonB shuttle hypothesis
A complex of ExbB, ExbD, and TonB transduces cytoplasmic membrane (CM) proton motive force (pmf) to outer membrane (OM) transporters so that large, scarce, and important nutrients can be released into the periplasmic space for subsequent transport across the CM. TonB is the component that interacts...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00206/full |