Protein interactions in the human methionine synthase-methionine synthase reductase complex and implications for the mechanism of enzyme reactivation

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 6696-6709

  Wolthers, Kirsten R ^a   Scrutton, Nigel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CROSSLINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRON TRANSFER; METHIONINE SYNTHASE (MS); TETRAHYDROFOLATE;

PROTEINS;

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; COBALAMIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE REDUCTASE; METHYL GROUP; OXIDOREDUCTASE; QUERCETIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FERREDOXIN-NADP REDUCTASE; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; HUMANS; KINETICS; METHIONINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TETRAHYDROFOLATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34250194018     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi700339v     Document Type: Article

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