Escherichia coli TehB requires S-adenosylmethionine as a cofactor To mediate tellurite resistance.
Authors:Liu M, Turner RJ, Winstone TL, Saetre A, Dyllick-Brenzinger M, Jickling G, Tari LW, Weiner JH, Taylor DE
Journal:J Bacteriol
PubMed ID:11053398
The Escherichia coli chromosomal determinant for tellurite resistance consists of two genes (tehA and tehB) which, when expressed on a multicopy plasmid, confer resistance to K(2)TeO(3) at 128 &mgr;g/ml, compared to the MIC of 2 &mgr;g/ml for the wild type. TehB is a cytoplasmic protein which possesses three conserved motifs ... More