Structural basis for nutrient acquisition by dominant members of the human gut microbiota

Amy J. Glenwright, Karunakar R. Pothula, Satya P. Bhamidimarri, Dror S. Chorev, Arnaud Baslé, Susan J. Firbank, Hongjun Zheng, Carol V. Robinson, Mathias Winterhalter, Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, David N. Bolam and Bert van den Berg ()
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Amy J. Glenwright: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Karunakar R. Pothula: Jacobs University Bremen
Satya P. Bhamidimarri: Jacobs University Bremen
Dror S. Chorev: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Arnaud Baslé: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Susan J. Firbank: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Hongjun Zheng: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Carol V. Robinson: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Mathias Winterhalter: Jacobs University Bremen
Ulrich Kleinekathöfer: Jacobs University Bremen
David N. Bolam: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University
Bert van den Berg: Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University

Nature, 2017, vol. 541, issue 7637, 407-411

Abstract: The authors present structures of nutrient transport complexes of the commensal bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and the mechanism by which it imports glycans.

Date: 2017
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