Crystal Structures of NodS N-Methyltransferase from Bradyrhizobium japonicum in Ligand-Free Form and as SAH Complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 404, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 874-889

  Cakici, Ozgur ^a   Sikorski, Michal ^a   Stepkowski, Tomasz ^a   Bujacz, Grzegorz ^a,b   Jaskolski, Mariusz ^a,c  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Legume plants; Nitrogen fixation; Nod factor; S adenosylmethionine (SAM); Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIGAND; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NOD FACTOR; NODS PROTEIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 78649529379     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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