Percent of coding capacity that ensures the proper exchange with cell's surroundings
Range | ≤10 % |
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Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
Reference | Hengge R, Boos W. Maltose and lactose transport in Escherichia coli. Examples of two different types of concentrative transport systems. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1983 Aug 11 737(3-4):443-78. p.444 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID6349688 |
Comments | "With a conservative estimate of 100 different transport systems and an average of two components per system together with their regulatory genes the E. coli cell may devote as much as 10% of its coding capacity to ensure the proper exchange with its surroundings. Thus, transport systems may be regarded as part of the metabolic pathways of a given substrate, rather than separated entities of membrane function." |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 109799 |