The X-ray structure of the zinc transporter ZnuA from salmonella enterica discloses a unique triad of zinc-coordinating histidines

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 409, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 630-641

  Ilari, Andrea ^a   Alaleona, Flaminia ^a   Petrarca, Patrizia ^b   Battistoni, Andrea ^b   Chiancone, Emilia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

periplasmic protein; Salmonella enterica; X ray structure; ZnuA; ZnuABC zinc transporter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC TRANSPORTER; ZINC TRANSPORTER ZNUA;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST RESISTANCE; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 79957688475     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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