SIMIAN-VIRUS 40 SMALL-T ANTIGEN BINDS 2 ZINC IONS

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作者
TURK, B
PORRAS, A
MUMBY, MC
RUNDELL, K
机构
[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV, DEPT MICROBIOL IMMUNOL, 303 E CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60611 USA
[2] UNIV TEXAS, SW MED CTR, DEPT PHARMACOL, DALLAS, TX 75235 USA
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10.1128/JVI.67.6.3671-3673.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Six cysteine residues of the simian virus 40 small-t antigen (small-t) are important for stability of the protein. Stability has been shown to be related to the ability of small-t to bind zinc ions in vitro. Purified small-t expressed either in bacteria or from baculovirus vectors binds two molecules of zinc per molecule of protein. Thus, small-t may resemble GAL4, which contains a Zn(II)2Cys6 binuclear cluster.
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页码:3671 / 3673
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