ZupT Is a Zn(II) Uptake System in Escherichia coli |
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| Authors: | Gregor Grass Marco D Wong Barry P Rosen Ron L Smith and Christopher Rensing |
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| Institution: | Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85718. |
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| Abstract: | Escherichia coli zupT (ygiE), encoding a ZIP family member, mediated zinc uptake. Growth of cells disrupted in both zupT and the znuABC operon was inhibited by EDTA at a much lower concentration than a single mutant or the wild type. Cells expressing ZupT from a plasmid exhibited increased uptake of (65)Zn(2+). |
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