Structural characterization of intramolecular Hg(2+) transfer between flexibly linked domains of mercuric ion reductase.

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Published in J Mol Biol on August 26, 2011

Authors

Alexander Johs1, Ian M Harwood, Jerry M Parks, Rachel E Nauss, Jeremy C Smith, Liyuan Liang, Susan M Miller

Author Affiliations

1: Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.

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