Structural basis for electron and methyl-group transfer in a methyltransferase system operating in the reductive acetyl-CoA pathway

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 411, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-109

  Goetzl, Sebastian ^a   Jeoung, Jae Hun ^a   Hennig, Sandra Elisabeth ^a   Dobbek, Holger ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

acetyl CoA synthase; cobalt; corrinoid; methyltetrahydrofolate

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COBALT IRON CONTAINING CORRINOID IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXYDOTHERMUS HYDROGENOFORMANS; CATALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIALES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARBOXYDOTHERMUS HYDROGENOFORMANS;

EID: 79960697523     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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