Individual metal ligands play distinct functional roles in the zinc sensor Staphylococcus aureus CzrA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 356, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1124-1136

  Pennella, Mario A ^a,b   Arunkumar, Alphonse I ^a   Giedroc, David P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allosteric regulation; Cobalt; Metal sensor; Metalloregulation; Zinc homeostasis

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; LIGAND; METAL ION; PROTEIN CZRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 32044441204     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.12.019     Document Type: Article

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