Acquisition of ionic copper by the bacterial outer membrane protein OprC through a novel binding site.
Copper, while toxic in excess, is an essential micronutrient in all kingdoms of life due to its essential role in the structure and function of many proteins. Proteins mediating ionic copper import have been characterised in detail for eukaryotes, but much less so for prokaryotes. In particular, it...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001446&type=printable |
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