Structure of the signal transduction protein TRAP (target of RNAIII-activating protein).
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SUBMITTER: Henrick K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3388912 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
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Structure of the signal transduction protein TRAP (target of RNAIII-activating protein).
Henrick Kim K Hirshberg Miriam M
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications 20120622 Pt 7
The crystal structure of the signal transduction protein TRAP is reported at 1.85 Å resolution. The structure of TRAP consists of a central eight-stranded β-barrel flanked asymmetrically by helices and is monomeric both in solution and in the crystal structure. A formate ion was found bound to TRAP identically in all four molecules in the asymmetric unit. ...[more]
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