Novel structural arrangement of nematode cystathionine β-synthases: Characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans CBS-1

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 443, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 535-547

  Vozdek, Roman ^a   Hnízda, Aleš ^a   Krijt, Jakub ^a   Kostrouchová, Marta ^a   Kožich, Viktor ^a  

^a Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Cystathionine synthase (CBS); Domain architecture; Homocysteine; Hydrogen sulfide; Knockdown

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE 1; ENZYME VARIANT; HEME; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MONOMER; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE 1 GENE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE; GENE SILENCING; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; TANDEM REPEAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOCATALYSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; CYTOPLASM; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; METAZOA;

EID: 84859464714     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20111478     Document Type: Article

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