Selective recognition of metal ions by metalloregulatory proteins

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-221

  Chen, Peng R ^a   He, Chuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSR PROTEIN; CADR PROTEIN; COAR PROTEIN; CSOR PROTEIN; CUER PROTEIN; DTXR PROTEIN; GOLS PROTEIN; HEAVY METAL; MERR PROTEIN; METAL ION; MNTR PROTEIN; NIKR PROTEIN; PBRR PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSITION ELEMENT; ZNTR PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BINDING SITE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; METALLOPROTEINS; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43049120578     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.12.010     Document Type: Review

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