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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes2018

Selective substrate uptake: The role of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) importers in pathogenesis.

Kari J Tanaka, Saemee Song, Kevin Mason, Heather W Pinkett

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
95citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Cryo-electron microscopy structure of a zinc uptake ABC transporter.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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35 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kari J TanakaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Saemee SongDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Kevin MasonThe Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Columbus, OH, USA.
Heather W PinkettDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. Electronic address: h-pinkett@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USNationwide Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern UniversityT32GM008382 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI RADHAKRISHNAN, ISHWAR · 1990 to 2020
$4.3M
A novel multifunctional role of diverse substrate binding and import by the Haemophilus Sap transporterR01AI139519 · NIAID · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI MASON, KEVIN M · 2019 to 2023
$2.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139519NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008382
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The uptake of nutrients, including metals, amino acids and peptides are required for many biological processes. Pathogenic bacteria scavenge these essential nutrients from microenvironments to survive within the host. Pathogens must utilize a myriad of mechanisms to acquire these essential nutrients from the host while mediating the effects of toxicity. Bacteria utilize several transport proteins, including ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to import and expel substrates. ABC transporters, conserved across all organisms, are powered by the energy from ATP to move substrates across cellular membranes. In this review, we will focus on nutrient uptake, the role of ABC importers at the host-pathogen interface, and explore emerging therapies to combat pathogenesis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Beyond the Structure-Function Horizon of Membrane Proteins edited by Ute Hellmich, Rupak Doshi and Benjamin McIlwain.

Indexed as

Models, MolecularProtein ConformationATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacteriaBacterial InfectionsBacterial ProteinsBiological TransportHost-Pathogen InteractionsVirulenceATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBacterial ProteinsABC transportersAmino acid transportEmerging therapyMetal transportPathogenesisPeptide transport

Identifiers

PMID28847505
PMCPMC5807212
OpenAlexW2748568791

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