Thalles Barbosa Grangeiro, Daniel Macedo de Melo Jorge, Walderly Melga CO Bezerra, Ana Tereza Ribeiro Vasconcelos, Andrew John George Simpson
Published: March 31, 2004
Genet. Mol. Res. 3 (1) : 117-133

Cite this Article:
T.Barbosa Grangeiro, D.Macedo de Jorge, W. Melgaco Bezerra, A.Tereza Rib Vasconcelos, A.John Georg Simpson (2004). Transport genes of Chromobacterium violaceum: an overview. Genet. Mol. Res. 3(1): 117-133.

About the Authors 
Thalles Barbosa Grangeiro, Daniel Macedo de Melo Jorge, Walderly Melgaco Bezerra, Ana Tereza Ribeiro Vasconcelos, Andrew John George S.impson

Corresponding author
T.B. Grangeiro
E-mail: thalles@ufc.br

ABSTRACT

The complete genome sequence of the free-living bacterium Chromobacterium violaceum has been determined by a consortium of laboratories in Brazil. Almost 500 open reading frames (ORFs) coding for transport-related membrane proteins were identified in C. violaceum, which represents 11% of all genes found. The main class of transporter proteins is the primary active transporters (212 ORFs), followed by electrochemical potential-driven transporters (154 ORFs) and channels/pores (62 ORFs). Read More . . .

Key words: Genome, Bacterium, Transporters, Membrane, Biotechnology.