RbsC of Escherichia coli is the hydrophobic membrane component of ribose uptake system classified as the ATP-binding cassette transporter. To understand the structure and function of RbsC, its transmembrane topology was investigated by using 64 RbsC-PhoA fusions isolated either specifically or randomly. In order to confirm the cytoplasmic location of the short C-terminal region (5 amino acids),...
