Crystal structure of methylenetetrahydromethanopterin reductase (Mer) in complex with coenzyme F420: Architecture of the F420/FMN binding site of enzymes within the nonprolyl cis-peptide containing bacterial luciferase family

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1840-1849

  Aufhammer, Stephan W ^a   Warkentin, Eberhard ^b   Ermler, Ulrich ^b   Hagemeier, Christoph H ^a   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a   Shima, Seigo ^a,c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial luciferase; Crystal structure; FMN; Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin reductase; Non prolyl cis peptide bond coenzyme F420

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ENZYME; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; LUCIFERASE; METHYLENE TETRAHYDROMETHANOPTERIN REDUCTASE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; COENZYME; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINS; LUCIFERASES; METHANOBACTERIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PEPTIDES; PROLINE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RIBOFLAVIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 22244459552     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.041289805     Document Type: Article

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