Solution NMR structure of the iron-sulfur cluster assembly protein U (IscU) with zinc bound at the active site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 344, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 567-583

  Ramelot, Theresa A ^a,b   Cort, John R ^a,b   Goldsmith Fischman, Sharon ^b,c   Kornhaber, Gregory J ^b,d,e   Xiao, Rong ^b,d   Shastry, Ritu ^b,d   Acton, Thomas B ^b,d   Honig, Barry ^b,c   Montelione, Gaetano T ^b,d,e   Kennedy, Michael A ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NE Structural Genomics Consortium ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

iron sulfur clusters; IscU; NMR structure; zinc; Zn binding

Indexed keywords

IRON SULFUR CLUSTER ASSEMBLY PROTEIN U; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BINDING SITE; CHELATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 7444266901     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.08.038     Document Type: Article

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