The CcmC:Heme:CcmE complex in heme trafficking and cytochrome c biosynthesis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 401, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-362

  Richard Fogal, Cynthia ^a   Kranz, Robert G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CcmC; CcmE; Cytochrome; Heme; Redox

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; HEME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CCMC PROTEIN, BACTERIA; CCME PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOPROTEIN; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYTOCHROMES C; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEME; HEMEPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 77955281987     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.06.041     Document Type: Article

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