Crystal structure of peptidoglycan recognition protein LB from Drosophila melanogaster

Nature Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 787-793

  Kim, Min Sung ^a   Byun, Minji ^a   Oh, Byung Ha ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN LB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; THREONINE; ZINC;

EID: 0042195829     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni952     Document Type: Article

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