On the mechanism of biological methane formation: Structural evidence for conformational changes in methyl-coenzyme M reductase upon substrate binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 309, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 315-330

  Grabarse, Wolfgang ^a,b   Mahlert, Felix ^b   Duin, Evert C ^b   Goubeaud, Marcel ^b   Shima, Seigo ^b   Thauer, Rudolf K ^b   Lamzin, Victor ^c   Ermler, Ulrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic resolution; Conformational change; Methanogenesis; Methyl coenzyme M reductase

Indexed keywords

COENZYME B; ENZYME; MAGNESIUM; MESNA; METHANE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; NICKEL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0035946914     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4647     Document Type: Article

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