Energetic selection of topology in ferredoxins.

Models of early protein evolution posit the existence of short peptides that bound metals and ions and served as transporters, membranes or catalysts. The Cys-X-X-Cys-X-X-Cys heptapeptide located within bacterial ferredoxins, enclosing an Fe₄S₄ metal center, is an attractive candidate for such an ea...

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Main Authors: J Dongun Kim, Agustina Rodriguez-Granillo, David A Case, Vikas Nanda, Paul G Falkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22496635/?tool=EBI