Crystal structure of the catalytic trimer of Methanococcus jannaschii aspartate transcarbamoylase

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1324-1334

  Vitali, Jacqueline ^a   Colaneri, Michael J ^b   Kantrowitz, Evan ^c  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartate transcarbamoylase; Crystal structure; Methanococcus jannaschii; Pyrimidine biosynthesis; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII;

EID: 42449092465     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21667     Document Type: Article

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