| Literature DB >> 9811666 |
L A Lewis1, M H Sung, M Gipson, K Hartman, D W Dyer.
Abstract
The meningococcal hemA gene was cloned and used to construct a porphyrin biosynthesis mutant. An analysis of the hemA mutant indicated that meningococci can transport intact porphyrin from heme (Hm), hemoglobin (Hb), and Hb-haptoglobin (Hp). By constructing a HemA- HpuAB- double mutant, we demonstrated that HpuAB is required for the transport of porphyrin from Hb and Hb-Hp.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9811666 PMCID: PMC107682
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490