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. 2011 Sep;193(18):4652–4663. doi: 10.1128/JB.05293-11

Table 1.

Inventory of possible and absent zinc transport systems in C. metallidurans strain CH34

Name Rmet no.a Transporter familyb Possible functionc Reference(s)
Uptake systems
    CorA1 Rmet_3052 MIT, TC 1.A.35 Importer for divalent metal cations; Mg2+ regulation
    CorA2 Rmet_0036 MIT, TC 1.A.35 Importer for divalent metal cations; no Mg2+ regulation
    CorA3 Rmet_3287 MIT, TC 1.A.35 Importer for divalent metal cations; no Mg2+ regulation
    ZupT Rmet_2621 ZIP, TC 2.A.5 Uptake of Zn2+ and other cations under conditions of low zinc concentrations
    HoxN Rmet_1533 NiCoT, TC 2.A.52 Ni2+, Co2+, synthesis of hydrogenases.
    PitA Rmet_1973 PiT, TC 2.A.20 Phosphate-metal cation complexes: Zn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cd2+
    MgtE Absent MgtE, TC 9.A.19 Possible substrates Mg2+, Co2+
    MntH Absent NRAMP, TC 2.A.55 Possible substrates Mn2+, Fe2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Ni2+
    ZnuABC Absent ABC, TC 3.A.1 High-affinity uptake of zinc under conditions of zinc starvation
    MgtA ? P type, TC 3.A.3 Primary uptake system for Mg2+ and other divalent cations
Efflux systems
    CzcA Rmet_5980 RND, TC 2.A.6 Together with CzcB and CzcC, outer membrane efflux of Zn2+; other substrates Cd2+ and Co2+ 10, 39, 51
    CzcP Rmet_5970d P-type, TC#3.A.3 High Vmax efflux of loosely bound Zn2+; other substrates Cd2+ and Co2+ 51
    ZntA Rmet_4594 P type, TC 3.A.3 Efflux of tightly bound Zn2+; other substrate Cd2+ 24, 51
    PbrA Rmet_5947 P type, TC 3.A.3 Efflux of tightly bound Pb2+; may use Zn2+ and Cd2+ as substrates 7, 51
    CadA Rmet_2303d P type, TC 3.A.3 Efflux of tightly bound Cd2+; may use Zn2+ as substrate 24, 51
    CzcD Rmet_5979 CDF, TC 2.A.4 Efflux of loosely bound Zn2+, other substrates Cd2+ and Co2+ (2, 3, 36, 51)
    DmeF Rmet_0198 CDF, TC 2.A.4 Efflux of Co2+; Zn2+ not substrate in vivo 32, 51
    FieF Rmet_3406 CDF, TC#2.A.4 Efflux of Fe2+; Zn2+ not substrate in vivo 32, 51
Unclear
    ZntB Rmet_0549 MIT, TC 1.A.35 Efflux or uptake of Zn2+?
c

Possible substrates were predicted according to the situations in E. coli (38) and other bacteria (35).

d

Probably starts upstream of the annotated position (51).