The three-dimensional structure of an eukaryotic glutamine synthetase: Functional implications of its oligomeric structure

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 469-479

  Llorca, Oscar ^a,c   Betti, Marco ^b,c   González, José M ^a,c   Valencia, Alfonso ^a,c   Márquez, Antonio J ^b,c   Valpuesta, José M ^a,c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Domain swapping; Electron microscopy; Glutamine synthetase; Oligomerization

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIMER; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; OLIGOMER; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTE; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; DIMERIZATION; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHASEOLUS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EUKARYOTA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33751085376     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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