Iron ABC transporter substrate-binding lipoprotein MtsA

UniProtKB accession:  P0A4G4

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UniProtKB description:  Part of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transport system MtsABC involved in iron import (PubMed:10564500, PubMed:19463017). Binds iron with high affinity and specificity and delivers it to the membrane permease for translocation into the cytoplasm (PubMed:19463017). Has low affinity for Zn(2+) and Cu(2+) (PubMed:10564500).