Crystal structure determination of FtsZ from Methanococcus jannaschii

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 235-243

  Löwe, Jan ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Crystal structure; FtsZ; Hyperthermophilic; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FTSZ PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0037953767     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4041     Document Type: Article

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