Evidence for transmembrane proton transfer in a dihaem-containing membrane protein complex

EMBO Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 4963-4970

  Madej, M Gregor ^a   Nasiri, Hamid R ^b   Hilgendorff, Nicole S ^a   Schwalbe, Harald ^b   Lancaster, C Roy D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Membrane proteins; Quinol:fumarate reductase; Transmembrane proton potential; Transmembrane proton transfer

Indexed keywords

FUMARATE REDUCTASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; QUINOL FUMARATE REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTON PUMPS; PROTONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOLINELLA;

EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; WOLINELLA SUCCINOGENES;

EID: 33750218146     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601361     Document Type: Article

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