Structure of the Escherichia coli ThiS-ThiF complex, a key component of the sulfur transfer system in thiamin biosynthesis

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-19

  Lehmann, Christopher ^a   Begley, Tadhg P ^a   Ealick, Steven E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYMES; PROTEINS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADENYLATION OF THE CARBOXY TERMINUS; MOLYBDOPTERIN BIOSYNTHETIC PROTEIN; SULFUR TRANSFER SYSTEM; THIAMIN BIOSYNTHESIS; THIAZOLE FORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MOLYBDOPTERIN; PROTEIN MOAD; PROTEIN MOEB; PROTEIN THIF; PROTEIN THIS; PROTEIN THIS THIF; SULFUR; SULFURTRANSFERASE; THIAMINE; THIAZOLE; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DISULFIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SULFUR; SULFURTRANSFERASES; THIAMINE; THIAZOLES; UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYMES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 30144434909     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi051502y     Document Type: Article

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