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Bacterial mechanisms of reversible protein S-thiolation: structural and mechanistic insights into mycoredoxins

  1. Haike Antelmann1,*,
  2. Chris J. Hamilton2,*

Article first published online: 24 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12031

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Molecular Microbiology

Molecular Microbiology

Volume 86, Issue 4, pages 759–764, November 2012

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Antelmann, H. and Hamilton, C. J. (2012), Bacterial mechanisms of reversible protein S-thiolation: structural and mechanistic insights into mycoredoxins. Molecular Microbiology, 86: 759–764. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12031

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  1. 1

    Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

  2. 2

    School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

*For correspondence. E-mail antelman@uni-greifswald.de; Tel. (+49) 3834 864 237; Fax (+49) 3834 864 202; E-mail c.hamilton@uea.ac.uk; Tel. (+44) 1603 591 449; Fax (+44) 1603 592 003.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 24 SEP 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 5 SEP 2012

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  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Grant Numbers: AN746/2-1, AN746/3-1
  • Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council. Grant Number: BB/H013504/1
  • Leverhulme Trust. Grant Number: RPG-2012-606

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