Structure and molecular organization of mammalian fatty acid synthase

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-232

  Asturias, Francisco J ^a   Chadick, James Z ^a   Cheung, Iris K ^a   Stark, Helga ^a   Witkowski, Andrzej ^b   Joshi, Anil K ^b   Smith, Stuart ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYTOSOL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETICS; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DIMERIZATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; MAMMALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 17844385334     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb899     Document Type: Article

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