Characterization of iron binding in IscA, an ancient iron-sulphur cluster assembly protein

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 379, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 433-440

  Ding, Huangen ^a   Clark, Robert J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine desulphurase; Iron donor; Iron sulphur protein; IscA; IscU; SufA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; IRON; PROTEINS; SULFUR;

BIOGENESIS; INTRACELLULAR; IRON BINDING; REDOX CENTRE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CYSTEINE; IRON; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; METAL BINDING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; IRON; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 2142654882     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20031702     Document Type: Article

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