A sodium-dependent sugar co-transport system in bacteria

Jeff Stock, Saul Roseman

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Abstract

A characteristics difference between active transport systems in bacterial and animal cells is that the latter usually require sodium ions and operate by the process of co-transport. The melibiose permease system (TMG permease II) of Salmonella typhimurium has now been identified as a sodium-dependent co-transport system. Co-transport, and the analogous mechanism, counter-transport, may be the underlying mechanisms for the active transport of many solutes by bacterial cells, although they may be difficult to detect.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)132-138
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 1971
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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