Structural basis for recognition and catalysis by the bifunctional dCTP deaminase and dUTPase from Methanococcus jannaschii

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 331, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 885-896

  Huffman, Joy L ^a   Li, Hong ^b   White, Robert H ^b   Tainer, John A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dCTP deaminase; Deamination; dUTPase; Feedback inhibition; Nucleotide specificity

Indexed keywords

DEAMINASE; DEOXYCYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE DEAMINASE; DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHATASE; NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEAMINATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE INSERTION; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WILD TYPE;

METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS;

EID: 0041665086     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00789-7     Document Type: Article

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