Understanding how cells allocate metals using metal sensors and metallochaperones

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 775-783

  Tottey, Stephen ^a   Harvie, Duncan R ^a   Robinson, Nigel J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; METALLOPROTEIN; ZINC;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COBALT; COPPER; CYANOBACTERIA; METALLOPROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; ZINC;

EID: 27644580799     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar0300118     Document Type: Review

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