Identification and characterization of functional homologs of nitrogenase cofactor biosynthesis protein NifB from methanogens

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 48, 2015, Pages 14829-14833

  Fay, Aaron W ^a   Wiig, Jared A ^a   Lee, Chi Chung ^a   Hu, Yilin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homologs; Methanogens; NifB; Nitrogenase; Radical SAM

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METHYL GROUP; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGENASE BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IRON DERIVATIVE; NIFB COFACTOR; NIFB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; METHANOGEN; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; IRON COMPOUNDS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 84948654910     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1510409112     Document Type: Article

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