Heme uptake and metabolism in bacteria

DR Benson, M Rivera - Metallomics and the Cell, 2013 - Springer
All but a few bacterial species have an absolute need for heme, and most are able to
synthesize it via a pathway that is highly conserved among all life domains. Because heme …

Distribution and diversity of the haemoglobin–haptoglobin iron-acquisition systems in pathogenic and non-pathogenic Neisseria

OB Harrison, JS Bennett, JP Derrick… - …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
A new generation of vaccines containing multiple protein components that aim to provide
broad protection against serogroup B meningococci has been developed. One candidate …

Use of a Molecular Decoy to Segregate Transport from Antigenicity in the FrpB Iron Transporter from Neisseria meningitidis

M Saleem, SM Prince, SEJ Rigby, M Imran, H Patel… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
FrpB is an outer membrane transporter from Neisseria meningitidis, the causative agent of
meningococcal meningitis. It is a member of the TonB-dependent transporter (TBDT) family …

ZnuD, a potential candidate for a simple and universal Neisseria meningitidis vaccine

K Hubert, N Devos, I Mordhorst, C Tans… - Infection and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) is a major cause of bacterial sepsis and
meningitis, with the highest disease burden in young children. Available vaccines are based …

Axial ligand replacement mechanism in heme transfer from streptococcal heme-binding protein Shp to HtsA of the HtsABC transporter

Y Ran, GR Malmirchegini, RT Clubb, B Lei - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
The heme-binding protein Shp of Group A Streptococcus rapidly transfers its heme to HtsA,
the lipoprotein component of the HtsABC transporter, in a concerted two-step process with …

Études structurales et fonctionnelles de protéines impliquées dans l'assimilation du fer chez les bactéries Gram-négatives

K Brillet - 2013 - theses.hal.science
Le fer est un élément essentiel à la vie car il possède un rôle clé dans de nombreux
processus biologiques. Malgré son abondance au niveau de la croûte terrestre, le fer est …

[引用][C] Fe acquisition

HK Zane, A Butler - 2013 - Elsevier