Oligomerization properties of FurA from the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120: Direct visualization by in situ atomic force microscopy under different redox conditions

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1804, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1723-1729

  Lostao, Anabel ^a   Peleato, María Luisa ^a   Gómez Moreno, Carlos ^a   Fillat, María F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cyanobacteria; Ferric uptake regulator; Oligomerization; Redox status; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

DIAMIDE; DIMER; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATION A PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MONOMER; PROTEIN; TETRAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATING PROTEINS, BACTERIAL; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; OLIGOMERIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; PROKARYOTA;

ANABAENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77955094228     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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