Insight into the interaction of metal ions with TroA from Streptococcus suis
Zheng, B., Zhang, Q., Gao, J., Han, H., Li, M., Zhang, J., Qi, J., Yan, J., Gao, G.F.(2011) PLoS One 6: e19510-e19510
- PubMed: 21611125 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019510
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3MFQ - PubMed Abstract: 
The scavenging ability of sufficient divalent metal ions is pivotal for pathogenic bacteria to survive in the host. ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-type metal transporters provide a considerable amount of different transition metals for bacterial growth. TroA is a substrate binding protein for uptake of multiple metal ions. However, the function and structure of the TroA homologue from the epidemic Streptococcus suis isolates (SsTroA) have not been characterized.
Organizational Affiliation: 
CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.