Abstract
The phosphoenolpyruvate-(PEP)-dependent-carbohydrate:phosphotransferase systems (PTSs) of enteric bacteria constitute a complex transport and sensory system. Such a PTS usually consists of two cytoplasmic energy-coupling proteins, Enzyme I (EI) and HPr, and one of more than 20 different carbohydrate-specific membrane proteins named Enzyme II (EII), which catalyze the uptake and concomitant phosphorylation of numerous carbohydrates. The most prominent representative is the glucose-PTS, which uses a PTS-typical phosphorylation cascade to transport and phosphorylate glucose. All components of the glucose-PTS interact with a large number of non-PTS proteins to regulate the carbohydrate flux in the bacterial cell. Several aspects of the glucose-PTS have been intensively investigated in various research projects of many groups. In this article we will review our recent findings on a Glc-PTS-dependent metalloprotease, on the interaction of EIICB Glc with the regulatory peptide SgrT, on the structure of the membrane spanning C-domain of the glucose transporter and on the modeling approaches of ptsG regulation, respectively, and discuss them in context of general PTS research.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 711-720 |
Seitenumfang | 10 |
Fachzeitschrift | European Journal of Cell Biology |
Jahrgang | 90 |
Ausgabenummer | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Sept. 2011 |