The crystal structure of Pyrococcus furiosus UMP kinase provides insight into catalysis and regulation in microbial pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 352, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 438-454

  Marco Marín, Clara ^a   Gil Ortiz, Fernando ^a,b   Rubio, Vicente ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acid kinase family; Protein structure; Pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis; UMP kinase; Uridylate kinase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUTAMATE KINASE; CARBAMATE KINASE; CYTIDINE PHOSPHATE; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MAGNESIUM ION; NUCLEOSIDE MONOPHOSPHATE KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE PHOSPHATE; URIDINE PHOSPHATE KINASE;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BETA SHEET; CATALYSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 23944435947     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.07.045     Document Type: Article

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