Iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis: Toward an understanding of cellular machinery and molecular mechanism

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 719-725

  Mansy, Sheref S ^a   Cowan, J A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; FERREDOXIN; FRATAXIN; IRON; METAL COMPLEX; METALLOPROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CELL LEVEL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

FERREDOXINS; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 4644221775     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar0301781     Document Type: Article

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