Thermotoga maritima IscU. Structural characterization and dynamics of a new class of metallochaperone

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 331, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 907-924

  Bertini, Ivano ^a   Cowan, J A ^b   Del Bianco, Cristina ^a   Luchinat, Claudio ^a   Mansy, Sheref S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IscU; Metallochaperone; Molten globule; Secondary structure; Thermotoga maritima

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; FERREDOXIN; IRON; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ISCU; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

THERMOTOGA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 0042667020     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00768-X     Document Type: Article

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