A novel functional element in the N-terminal region of Arum concinnatum alternative oxidase is indispensable for catalytic activity of the enzyme in HeLa cells

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1797, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-28

  Kakizaki, Yusuke ^a   Seymour, Roger S ^b   Ito, Kikukatsu ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative oxidase; Arum lily; Inactive isoform; Loss of function; N terminus; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; CYANIDE; CYSTEINE; GALLIC ACID PROPYL ESTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ARUM; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THERMOGENESIS;

ARUM; CATALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, PLANT; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

ARUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 71749111959     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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