title: The tet(K) gene from Staphylococcus aureus mediates the transport of potassium in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The tet(K) gene, encoding the tetracycline efflux protein from Staphylococcus aureus, mediates the transport of potassium in an Escherichia coli mutant defective in potassium uptake. Deletion mapping indicates that the first third of the tet(K) gene is sufficient to mediate potassium transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial Genetics and Biochemistry, Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, New York 10965.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Guay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuckman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McNicholas
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rothstein
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013753:Tetracycline Resistance / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011188:Potassium