Molecular organization, biochemical function, cellular role and evolution of NfuA, an atypical Fe-S carrier

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 155-171

  Py, Béatrice ^a   Gerez, Catherine ^b   Angelini, Sandra ^a   Planel, Rémy ^a,e   Vinella, Daniel ^a,d   Loiseau, Laurent ^a   Talla, Emmanuel ^a   Brochier Armanet, Céline ^a,e   Garcia Serres, Ricardo ^b   Latour, Jean Marc ^b   Ollagnier de Choudens, Sandrine ^b   Fontecave, Marc ^b,c   Barras, Frédéric ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITASE B; ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; ISCA PROTEIN; NFUA PROTEIN; NUOG PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); SUFA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOGENESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX I; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84867044598     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08181.x     Document Type: Article

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