The crystal structure of pneumococcal surface antigen PsaA reveals a metal-binding site and a novel structure for a putative ABC-type binding protein

Structure

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1553-1561

  Lawrence, Michael C ^a   Pilling, Patricia A ^a   Epa, V Chandana ^a   Berry, Anne M ^b   Ogunniyi, A David ^b   Paton, James C ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ABC type binding protein; Metal binding protein; PsaA; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032534754     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(98)00153-1     Document Type: Article

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