BiochemistrybioRxiv
Characterization of the ABC methionine transporter from Neisseria meningitidis reveals that MetQ is a lipoprotein
N. G. Sharaf, M. Shahgholi, E. Kim…·D. C. Rees
The paper characterizes NmMetQ, showing it is a lipoprotein that binds methionine analogs and activates its cognate ABC transporter, challenging the conventional localization of SBPs in Gram-negative bacteria.
DOI 10.7554/elife.69742