The hexameric structure of a conjugative VirB4 protein ATPase provides new insights for a functional and phylogenetic relationship with DNA translocases

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 47, 2012, Pages 39925-39932

  Peña, Alejandro ^a,b   Matilla, Inmaculada ^a,b   Martín Benito, Jaime ^c   Valpuesta, José M ^c   Carrascosa, José L ^c   De La Cruz, Fernando ^a,b   Cabezón, Elena ^a,b   Arechaga, Ignacio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b University of Cantabria   (Spain)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC COORDINATE; ATP-ASE ACTIVITY; ATPASES; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DOMINANT NEGATIVE; DOUBLE RING; HEXAMERIC STRUCTURE; MOTOR DOMAIN; PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; QUADRUPLEX STRUCTURES; SINGLE-PARTICLE; SINGLE-STRANDED DNA; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; TRANSLOCASES; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS;

DNA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCODING (SYMBOLS);

PROTEINS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA TRANSLOCASE; FTSK PROTEIN; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRWB PROTEIN; TRWK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRB4 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DOCKING; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84869203444     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.413849     Document Type: Article

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