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SUBMITTER: Deshpande CN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3614164 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deshpande Chandrika N CN McGrath Aaron P AP Font Josep J Guilfoyle Amy P AP Maher Megan J MJ Jormakka Mika M
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20130329 Pt 4
FeoB is a transmembrane protein involved in ferrous iron uptake in prokaryotic organisms. FeoB comprises a cytoplasmic soluble domain termed NFeoB and a C-terminal polytopic transmembrane domain. Recent structures of NFeoB have revealed two structural subdomains: a canonical GTPase domain and a five-helix helical domain. The GTPase domain hydrolyses GTP to GDP through a well characterized mechanism, a process which is required for Fe(2+) transport. In contrast, the precise role of the helical do ...[more]