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A family of related ATP-binding subunits coupled to many distinct biological processes in bacteria

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Many biological processes are coupled to ATP hydrolysis. We describe here a class of closely related ATP-binding proteins, from several bacterial species, which are associated with a variety of cellular functions including membrane transport, cell division, nodulation in Rhizobium and haemolysin export. These proteins comprise a family of structurally and functionally related subunits which share a common evolutionary origin, bind ATP and probably serve to couple ATP hydrolysis to each of these biological processes. This finding suggests a specific role for ATP in cell division, nodulation during nitrogen fixation and protein export, and allows us to assign a probable function to one of the protein components from each of these systems.

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  1. George P. C. Salmond and Deborah R. Gill: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

  2. J. Allan Downie and Ian J. Evans: John Innes Institute, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK

  3. I. Barry Holland and Lindsay Gray: Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

  4. Scott D. Buckel, Alexander W. Bell and Mark A. Hermodson: Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA

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    Christopher F. Higgins, Ian D. Hiles, George P. C. Salmond, Deborah R. Gill, J. Allan Downie, Ian J. Evans, I. Barry Holland, Lindsay Gray, Scott D. Buckel, Alexander W. Bell & Mark A. Hermodson

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Higgins, C., Hiles, I., Salmond, G. et al. A family of related ATP-binding subunits coupled to many distinct biological processes in bacteria. Nature 323, 448–450 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/323448a0

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