Identification of a copper-repressible C-type heme protein of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath): A member of a novel group of the bacterial di-heme cytochrome c peroxidase family of proteins

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 6324-6335

  Karlsen, Odd A ^a   Kindingstad, Louise ^a   Angelskår, Solveig M ^a   Bruseth, Live J ^a   Straume, Daniel ^a   Puntervoll, Pål ^b   Fjellbirkeland, Anne ^a   Lillehaug, Johan R ^a   Jensen, Harald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cell surface exposed; Copper regulated; Cytochrome c peroxidase; Methanotrophs; Methylococcus capsulatus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COPPER; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; HEMOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTINYLATION; CELL SURFACE; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COPPER; CYTOCHROME-C PEROXIDASE; HEME; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS;

EID: 29144486999     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05020.x     Document Type: Article

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