Comparison of the three-dimensional structures of recombinant human H and horse L ferritins at high resolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 424-448

  Hempstead, Paul D ^a   Yewdall, Stephen J ^a   Fernie, Alisdair R ^a   Lawson, David M ^a   Artymiuk, Peter J ^a   Rice, David W ^a   Ford, Geoffrey C ^a   Harrison, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 Helix bundle; Iron; Metallo protein; Self assembly; Tetracosamer

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HORSE; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031547971     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0970     Document Type: Article

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