Crystal Structure of the Zinc-binding Transport Protein ZnuA from Escherichia coli Reveals an Unexpected Variation in Metal Coordination

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 368, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1358-1366

  Li, Hua ^a   Jogl, Gerwald ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC type transporter system; metal uptake; solute binding protein; X ray crystallography; zinc

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; METAL; PROTEIN ZNUA; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 34247269203     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.107     Document Type: Article

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