Structure-function features of a mycoplasma glycolipid synthase derived from structural data integration, molecular simulations, and mutational analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Romero García, Javier ^a   Francisco, Carles ^a   Biarnés, Xevi ^a   Planas, Antoni ^a  

^a INSTITUT QUÍMIC DE SARRIÀ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE GT A; ISOLEUCINE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DIGLYCERIDES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GLYCOLIPIDS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84891786243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081990     Document Type: Article

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