Structural and functional insights into the AmtB/Mep/Rh protein family

Transfusion Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 65-69

  Li, X D ^a   Lupo, D ^a   Zheng, L ^a   Winkler, F ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ammonia conducting channel; Canal NH3; M canisme AmtB; Mechanism of AmtB; Rh sus; Rhesus protein

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMTB PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI AMMONIUM TRANSPORT PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; MEP PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; RHESUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMTB PROTEIN, E COLI; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLNK PROTEIN, E COLI; METHYLAMINE; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLOOD GROUP RH; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GLYCOSYLATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SENSORY SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHYLAMINES; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646028482     PISSN: 12467820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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