Structure of precursor-bound NifEN: A nitrogenase FeMo cofactor maturase/insertase

Science

Volumn 331, Issue 6013, 2011, Pages 91-94

  Kaiser, Jens T ^a   Hu, Yilin ^b   Wiig, Jared A ^b   Rees, Douglas C ^a,c   Ribbe, Markus W ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM IRON PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN NIFDK; PROTEIN NIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 78650986192     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1196954     Document Type: Article

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