Hints for metal-preference protein sequence determinants: Different metal binding features of the five tetrahymena thermophila metallothioneins

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 456-471

  Espart, Anna ^a   Marín, Maribel ^b   Gil Moreno, Selene ^b   Palacios, Òscar ^b   Amaro, Francisco ^c   Martín González, Ana ^c   Gutiérrez, Juan C ^c   Capdevila, Mercè ^b   Atrian, Sílvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Copper; Functional Differentiation; Metal specificity; Metallothionein; Tetrahymena thermophila; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

CD-ZN-METALLOTHIONEIN; COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; ZINC;

ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; ZINC;

EID: 84928817540     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.11060     Document Type: Article

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