Novel proteins for homocysteine biosynthesis in anaerobic microorganisms

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1330-1342

  Rauch, Benjamin Julius ^a   Gustafson, Andrew ^b   Perona, John J ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; SULFIDE; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHILICITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOPHILICITY; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSPOSON; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEON; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRENDS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENES, ESSENTIAL; METHANOSARCINA; PHYLOGENY; SULFUR;

EID: 84914811516     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12832     Document Type: Article

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