ABC transporter

Uptake of sugars

• YurJ, YurM, YurN, YurO: uptake of aminosugars
• AraN, AraP, AraQ: uptake of arabinose
• CycB, YvfL, YvfM: uptake of cyclodextrin/maltodextrin (probably)
• MdxE, MdxF, MdxG: uptake of maltodextrin
• AmyC, AmyD, MsmE: uptake of melibiose (probably)
• RbsA, RbsB, RbsC, RbsD: uptake of ribose

ATPase subunit of multiple sugar transport systems

• MsmX

Uptake of amino acids

• ArtP, ArtQ, ArtR: uptake of arginine
• TcyJ, TcyK, TcyL, TcyM, TcyN: uptake of cystine
• TcyA, TcyB, TcyC: uptake of cystine
• GlnH, GlnM, GlnP, GlnQ: uptake of glutamine
• MetN, MetP, MetQ: uptake of methionine

Uptake of peptides

• AppA, AppB, AppC, AppD, AppF: uptake of oligopeptides
• DppB, DppC, DppD, DppE, YkfD: uptake of dipeptides
• OppA, OppB, OppC, OppD, OppF: uptake of oligopeptides

Uptake of compatible solutes for osmoprotection

• OpuAA-OpuAB-OpuAC: ABC transporter for glycine betaine
• OpuBA-OpuBB-OpuBC-OpuBD: ABC transporter for choline
• OpuCA-OpuCB-OpuCC-OpuCD: ABC transporter for glycine betaine/ carnitine/ choline

Uptake of iron/ siderophores

• YusV-FeuB-FeuC-FeuA: uptake of the siderophores enterobactin and bacillibactin
• FhuC-FhuB-FhuG-FhuD-YxeB: uptake of ferrichrome und ferrioxamine
• YclN-YclO-YclP-YclQ: uptake of petrobactin
• YusV-YfiZ-YfhA-YfiY: uptake of the siderophores schizokinen and arthrobactin
• YfmF-YfmD-YfmE-YfmC-YhfQ: uptake of iron/citrate

Uptake of ions

• SsuA-SsuB-SsuC: uptake of aliphatic sulfonate

ABC transporters of unknown function

• LplA-LplB-LplC
• YckA-YckB
• YesO-YesP-YesQ
• YlmA
• YtcP-YtcQ-YteP
• YtlC-YtlD-YtlA
• YufO-YufP-YufQ
• YvrA-YvrB-YvrC
• YxeM-YxeN-YxeO

Relevant publications

Y Quentin, G Fichant, F Denizot
Inventory, assembly and analysis of Bacillus subtilis ABC transport systems.
J Mol Biol: 1999, 287(3);467-84
[PubMed:10092453] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

C F Higgins
ABC transporters: from microorganisms to man.
Annu Rev Cell Biol: 1992, 8;67-113
[PubMed:1282354] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Related lists

• transport proteins