Structure of a Membrane-Embedded Prenyltransferase Homologous to UBIAD1

PLoS Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Huang, Hua ^a   Levin, Elena J ^a   Liu, Shian ^b   Bai, Yonghong ^a   Lockless, Steve W ^b   Zhou, Ming ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; ISOPRENYL DIPHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM ION; PHOSPHORUS ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN MENA; UBIA PRENYLTRANSFERASE DOMAIN CONTAINING 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN FAMILY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

EID: 84905368152     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001911     Document Type: Article

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