Structural characterization of intramolecular Hg2+ transfer between flexibly linked domains of mercuric ion reductase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 413, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 639-656

  Johs, Alexander ^a   Harwood, Ian M ^b   Parks, Jerry M ^c   Nauss, Rachel E ^b   Smith, Jeremy C ^c   Liang, Liyuan ^a   Miller, Susan M ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

intramolecular metal ion transfer; mercury resistance; metal trafficking; SANS; SAXS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HYBRID PROTEIN; MERCURY; MERCURY (II) REDUCTASE; METALLOCHAPERONE; MUTANT PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80054695834     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.08.042     Document Type: Article

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