Using comparative genomics to uncover new kinds of protein-based metabolic organelles in bacteria

Protein Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-195

  Jorda, Julien ^a   Lopez, David ^a   Wheatley, Nicole M ^b   Yeates, Todd O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial organelle; Carboxysome; Glycyl radical enzymes; Metabolic pathways; Microcompartment

Indexed keywords

AMINOALCOHOL; AMMONIA; BACTERIOFERRITIN; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; COBALAMIN; ETHANOLAMINE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ALPHA CARBOXYSOME; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MICROCOMPARTMENT ORGANELLE; BETA CARBOXYSOME; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL ORGANELLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; DNA BINDING MOTIF; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GILVUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM VANBAALENII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENOMICS; MYCOBACTERIUM; ORGANELLES;

EID: 84874058227     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2196     Document Type: Article

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