Dps-like proteins: Structural and functional insights into a versatile protein family

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-351

  Haikarainen, Teemu ^a   Papageorgiou, Anastassios C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fenton reaction; Ferroxidase; Iron binding; Metal binding; Mini ferritins; Oxidative stress; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; DPS PROTEIN; IRON; ZINC;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROTECTION; DNA BINDING; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CERULOPLASMIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; IRON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 75849150278     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0168-2     Document Type: Review

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