A structural and biochemical model of processive chitin synthesis

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 289, Issue 33, 2014, Pages 23020-23028

  Dorfmueller, Helge C ^a   Ferenbach, Andrew T ^a   Borodkin, Vladimir S ^a   Van Aalten, Daan M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FUNGI; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

APPROPRIATE MODELS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; CELLULOSE SYNTHASE; GENERAL STRUCTURES; GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; REACTION MECHANISM; STRUCTURAL MODELING;

CHITIN;

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; NODC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELLULOSE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL CELL WALL; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STEADY STATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 84905994270     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.563353     Document Type: Article

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