The Structure of the Exopolyphosphatase (PPX) from Escherichia coli O157:H7 Suggests a Binding Mode for Long Polyphosphate Chains

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 359, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1249-1260

  Rangarajan, Erumbi S ^a   Nadeau, Guy ^a   Li, Yunge ^b   Wagner, John ^b   Hung, Ming Ni ^b   Schrag, Joseph D ^b   Cygler, Miroslaw ^a,b   Matte, Allan ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

E. coli; exopolyphosphatase; polyphosphate; pppGpp; stationary phase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; EXOPOLYPHOSPHATASE; POLYPHOSPHATE; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33745170717     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.04.031     Document Type: Article

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