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    Protein from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicam
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    Protein from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicam

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    A knotted protein from an archaebacterium called Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicam. This organism breaks down waste products and produces methane gas. Protein folding theory previously held that forming a knot was beyond the ability of a protein, but this structure, determined at Argonne's Structural Biology Center, proves differently. Researchers theorize that this knot stabilizes the amino acid subunits of the protein.
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    Keywordsmodel
    SourceMidwest Center For Structural Genomics, PSI
    Date2007-12-10 00:00:00
    Credit LineMidwest Center For Structural Genomics, PSI
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    Topic Area(s);#Molecular Structures;#
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