Function and biogenesis of iron-sulphur proteins

Nature

Volumn 460, Issue 7257, 2009, Pages 831-838

  Lill, Roland ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; IRON; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SULFUR;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CATALYSIS; EUKARYOTE; IRON; PROTEIN; SULFUR;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIUM; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSOL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; MACHINE; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; PLASTIDS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 68949128587     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08301     Document Type: Review

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