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SUBMITTER: Bisson C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5700983 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bisson Claudine C Adams Nathan B P NBP Stevenson Ben B Brindley Amanda A AA Polyviou Despo D Bibby Thomas S TS Baker Patrick J PJ Hunter C Neil CN Hitchcock Andrew A
Nature communications 20171123 1
Inorganic phosphate is the major bioavailable form of the essential nutrient phosphorus. However, the concentration of phosphate in most natural habitats is low enough to limit microbial growth. Under phosphate-depleted conditions some bacteria utilise phosphite and hypophosphite as alternative sources of phosphorus, but the molecular basis of reduced phosphorus acquisition from the environment is not fully understood. Here, we present crystal structures and ligand binding affinities of periplas ...[more]