Nautilus pompilius Hemocyanin: 9 Å Cryo-EM Structure and Molecular Model Reveal the Subunit Pathway and the Interfaces between the 70 Functional Units

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 465-486

  Gatsogiannis, Christos ^a   Moeller, Arne ^a   Depoix, Frank ^a   Meissner, Ulrich ^a   Markl, Jürgen ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cephalopoda; hemocyanin; molecular model; quaternary structure; three dimensional cryo electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; COPPER; DIMER; GLYCAN; HEMOCYANIN; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CEPHALOPOD; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEMOLYMPH; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; NAUTILUS; NAUTILUS POMPHILIUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

CEPHALOPODA; MOLLUSCA; NAUTILUS; NAUTILUS POMPILIUS; OCTOPUS;

EID: 35549005432     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.09.036     Document Type: Article

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