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Structural highlights

Function

CUSC_ECOLI Part of a cation efflux system that mediates resistance to copper and silver. In pathogenic strains it allows the bacteria to invade brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMEC) thus allowing it to cross the blood-brain barrier and cause neonatal meningitis.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Outten FW, Huffman DL, Hale JA, O'Halloran TV. The independent cue and cus systems confer copper tolerance during aerobic and anaerobic growth in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 2001 Aug 17;276(33):30670-7. Epub 2001 Jun 8. PMID:11399769 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M104122200
2. ↑ Franke S, Grass G, Rensing C, Nies DH. Molecular analysis of the copper-transporting efflux system CusCFBA of Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2003 Jul;185(13):3804-12. PMID:12813074