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. 1997 Feb;179(4):1400–1403. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.4.1400-1403.1997

Evidence that KpsT, the ATP-binding component of an ATP-binding cassette transporter, is exposed to the periplasm and associates with polymer during translocation of the polysialic acid capsule of Escherichia coli K1.

J M Bliss 1, R P Silver 1
PMCID: PMC178842  PMID: 9023228

Abstract

KpsT utilizes ATP to effect translocation of the polysialic acid capsule of Escherichia coli K1. We have previously proposed a mechanistic model for the action of this protein. Here, we provide evidence to support two predictions of the model: that KpsT associates with polymer and that KpsT is accessible from the periplasmic surface of the inner membrane.

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