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Identification and Molecular Analysis of lbpBA , Which Encodes the Two-Component Meningococcal Lactoferrin Receptor

Authors :
Bruce A. Roe
E. Gray
Kyle H. Rohde
B. Behrens
Lisa A. Lewis
Steven I. Toth
M. Gipson
David W. Dyer
Source :
Infection and Immunity. 66:3017-3023
Publication Year :
1998
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, 1998.

Abstract

We identified lbpB , encoding the lipoprotein component of the meningococcal lactoferrin receptor. An LbpB mutant was unable to acquire Fe from lactoferrin and exhibits decreased surface binding to lactoferrin. Primer extension and reverse transcription-PCR analysis indicate that lbpB and lbpA are cotranscribed on a polycistronic Fe-repressible mRNA.

Details

ISSN :
10985522 and 00199567
Volume :
66
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Infection and Immunity
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b014aad02ccf095800824195f3cc94ef