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. 2017 Oct 13;76(1):ftx112. doi: 10.1093/femspd/ftx112

Table 2.

Comparison of Zn transporters produced by N. gonorrhoeae (Ngo) and N. meningitidis (Nme).

Name Ligand/metal Zur regulation Fur regulation Other observations
Ngo Nme Ngo Nme Ngo Nme Ngo Nme Ngo Nme
TdfH CbpAa Cp/Znb Cp/Zna Yesb Yesc,a Nob Nod Regulated by MisRSb,e Regulated by MisRSa
TdfJ ZnuDf Zng,b Zng,f,h Yesb Yesc,f Yesb (iron activated) Nod Contains consensus heme-binding motif Elicits bactericidal antibodiesf
a

Stork et al. (2013)

b

Jean et al. (2016)

c

Pawlik et al. (2012)

d

Grifantini et al. (2003)

e

Regulation only demonstrated in gonococcal strain FA19, not in FA1090.

f

Stork et al. (2010)

g

Unknown whether free or protein-complexed Zn is ligand for TdfJ.

h

Calmettes et al. (2015)