X-ray structure of MalY from Escherichia coli: A pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme acting as a modulator in mal gene expression

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 831-842

  Clausen, Tim ^a   Schlegel, Anja ^b   Peist, Ralf ^b   Schneider, Eva ^b   Steegborn, Clemens ^a   Chang, Yuh Shin ^a   Haase, Andrea ^a   Bourenkov, Gleb P ^c   Bartunik, Hans D ^c   Boos, Winfried ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK UNIT FOR STRUCTURAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Gene regulation; MalT; Maltose regulon; Protein protein interaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYSTATHIONINE BETA LYASE; MALTOSE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034161568     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.5.831     Document Type: Article

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