Quantifying structural relationships of metal-binding sites suggests origins of biological electron transfer
Yana Bromberg, Ariel A. Aptekmann, Yannick Mahlich, L. F. Cook, Stefan Senn, Maximillian Miller, Vikas Nanda, Diego U. Ferreiro, Paul G. Falkowski
Abstract
Computational exploration of similarities among metal-binding protein structural motifs elucidates the origins of life.
Topics & Concepts
Electron transferMetalElectronChemical physicsComputational biologyBiological systemChemistryBiologyPhysicsPhotochemistryQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications