Insights to the evolution of nucleobase-ascorbate transporters (NAT/NCS2 family) from the Cys-scanning analysis of xanthine permease XanQ

International Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-272

  Frillingos, Stathis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Binding site; Cys scanning analysis; Evolution; Nucleobase uptake; Specificity; Xanthine permease

Indexed keywords

COTRANSPORTER; NUCLEOBASE ASCORBATE TRANSPORTER; NUCLEOBASE CATION SYMPORTER 2; PERMEASE; PROTEIN UAPA; PROTEIN URAA; PROTEIN XANQ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CYS SCANNING ANALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THEORY;

EID: 84867547605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21524114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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