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The Ton system comprises of the triumvirate TonB/ExbB/ExbD inner membrane complex, and drives the uptake of vitamin B12 and chelated-iron into the cell.

The Ton proteins regularly interact with colicins (see Ton-Colicin Complex).

The Ton System
The Ton System[1]

Contents

Structure

Function

Regulation

References

  1. ↑ Witty M, Sanz C, Shah A, Grossmann JG, Mizuguchi K, Perham RN, Luisi B. Structure of the periplasmic domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa TolA: evidence for an evolutionary relationship with the TonB transporter protein. EMBO J. 2002 Aug 15;21(16):4207-18. PMID:12169623

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