The histidine of the c-type cytochrome CXXCH haem-binding motif is essential for haem attachment by the Escherichia coli cytochrome c maturation (Ccm) apparatus

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 389, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 587-592

  Allen, James W A ^a   Leach, Nicholas ^a   Ferguson, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

c type cytochrome biogenesis; Cytochrome b562; Cytochrome c maturation (Ccm); Haem binding motif; NrfA; Post translational modification

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

CYTOCHROMES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HISTIDINE; THIOETHER BONDS;

PROTEINS;

CYTOCHROME C; HEME;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARGININE; BINDING SITES; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; CYTOCHROMES C; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEME; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 22544463357     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20041894     Document Type: Article

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