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Reviews on structure and function of ribonucleotide reductase R2­type proteins

  1. Anthony, C. (1986) Bacterial oxidation of methane and methanol. Adv. Microb. Physiol. 27, 113-210.
  2. Bedard, C. and Knowles, R. (1989) Physiology, biochemistry, and specific inhibitors of CH4, NH4+, and CO oxidation by methanotrophs and nitrifiers. Microbiol. Rev. 53, 68-84.
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  4. Cooper, C.E. and Porter, J.B. (1997) Ribonucleotide reductase, lipoxygenase and the intracellular low­molecular­weight iron pool. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 25, 75-80.
  5. Cory, J.G. (1987) Unresolved issues in the study of mammalian ribonucleotide reductase. Adv. Enzyme Regul. 26, 287-299.
  6. Cory, J.G. (1988) Ribonucleotide reductase as a chemotherapeutic target. Adv. Enzyme Regul. 27, 437-455.
  7. Dalton, H. and Wilkins, P.C. (1997) The iron form of methane mono­oxygenase and its mode of action. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 25, 69-74.
  8. Dalton, H., Wilkins, P.C. and Jiang, Y. (1993) Mechanistic pathways in soluble methane mono­oxygenase. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 21, 749-752.
  9. Deeth, R.J. and Dalton, H. (1998) Methane activation by methane monooxygenase: Free radicals, Fe-C bonding, substrate dependent pathways and the role of the regulatory protein. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3, 302-306.
  10. Elledge, S.J., Zhou, Z. and Allen, J.B. (1992) Ribonucleotide reductase: regulation, regulation, regulation. Trends Biochem. Sci. 17, 119-123.
  11. Elledge, S.J., Zhou, Z., Allen, J.B. and Navas, T.A. (1993) DNA damage and cell cycle regulation of ribonucleotide reductase. BioEssays 15, 333-339.
  12. Filatov, D., Ingemarson, R., Johansson, E., Rova, U. and Thelander, L. (1995) Mouse ribonucleotide reductase: from genes to proteins. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 23, 903-905.
  13. Fernandez­Sarabia, M.J. and Fantes, P.A. (1990) Ribonucleotide reductase and its regulation during the cell cycle. Trends Genet. 6, 275-276.
  14. Fontecave, M. (1998) Ribonucleotide reductases and radical reactions. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 54, 684-695.
  15. Fontecave, M., Nordlund, P., Eklund, H. and Reichard, P. (1992) The redox centers of ribonucleotide reductase of Escherichia coli. Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Areas Mol. Biol. 65, 147-183.
  16. Fontecave, M., Menage, S., Duboc­Toia, C., Vincent, J.M. and Lambeaux, C. (1997) Model complexes of di­iron sites in methane mono­oxygenase and ribonucleotide reductase: structure and reactivity. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 25, 65-69.
  17. Frey, P.A. (1997) Radicals in enzymatic reactions. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 1, 347-356.
  18. Gräslund, A. and Sahlin, M. (1996) Electron paramagnetic resonance and nuclear magnetic resonance studies of class I ribonucleotide reductase. Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 25, 259-286.
  19. Hanson, R.S. and Hanson, T.E. (1996) Methanotrophic bacteria. Microbiol. Rev. 60, 439-471.
  20. Hanson, R.S. and Wattenberg, E.V. (1991) Ecology of methylotrophic bacteria. Biotechnology 18, 325-348.
  21. Hanson, R.S., Tsien, H.C., Tsuji, K., Brusseau, G.A. and Wackett, L.P. (1990) Biodegradation of low­molecular­weight halogenated hydrocarbons by methanotrophic bacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 7, 273-278.
  22. Harder, J. (1993) Ribonucleotide reductases and their occurrence in microorganisms: A link to the RNA/DNA transition. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 12, 273-292.
  23. Higgins, I.J., Best, D.J., Hammond, R.C. and Scott, D. (1981) Methane­oxidizing microorganisms. Microbiol. Rev. 45, 556-590.
  24. Hogenkamp, H.P.C. and Sando, G.N. (1974) The enzymatic reduction of ribonucleotides. Structure and Bonding 20, 23-58.
  25. Jordan, A. and Reichard, P. (1998) Ribonucleotide reductases. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 67, 71-98.
  26. Kollarova, M. and Labudova, O. (1991) Ribonucleotide reductase - Transition enzymes from RNA metabolism to DNA metabolism. Biokhimiia (Moscow) 56, 2115-2124.
  27. Kurtz, D.M., Jr. (1997) Structural similarity and functional diversity in diiron­oxo proteins. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2, 159-167.
  28. Lammers, M. and Follmann, H. (1983) The ribonucleotide reductases: a unique group of metalloenzymes essential for cell proliferation. Structure and Bonding 54, 27-91.
  29. Lipscomb, J.D. (1994) Biochemistry of the soluble methane monooxygenase. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 48, 371-399.
  30. Lipscomb, J.D. and Que, L., Jr. (1998) MMO: P450 in wolf's clothing? J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3, 331-336.
  31. Liu, H.W. and Thorson, J.S. (1994) Pathways and mechanisms in the biogenesis of novel deoxysugars by bacteria. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 48, 223-256.
  32. Mancinelli, R.L. (1995) The regulation of methane oxidation in soil. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 49, 581-605.
  33. Marsh, E.N. (1995) A radical approach to enzyme catalysis. BioEssays 17, 431-441.
  34. Murrell, J.C. (1992) Genetics and molecular biology of methanotrophs. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 8, 233-248.
  35. Murrell, J.C. (1994) Molecular genetics of methane oxidation. Biodegradation 5, 145-159.
  36. Nordlund, P. and Eklund, H. (1995) Di­iron-carboxylate proteins. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 5, 758-766.
  37. Nordlund, P., Åberg, A., Uhlin, U. and Eklund, H. (1993) Crystallographic investigations of ribonucleotide reductase. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 21, 735-738.
  38. Pedersen, J.Z. and Finazzi­Agro, A. (1993) Protein­radical enzymes. FEBS Lett. 325, 53-58.
  39. Powlowski, J. and Shingler, V. (1994) Genetics and biochemistry of phenol degradation by Pseudomonas sp. CF600. Biodegradation 5, 219-236.
  40. Que, L., Jr., and Dong, Y. (1996) Modeling the oxygen activation chemistry of methane monooxygenase and ribonucleotide reductase. Acc. Chem. Res. 29, 190-196.
  41. Sanders­Loehr, J. (1988) Involvement of oxo­bridged binuclear iron centers in oxygen transport, oxygen reduction, and oxygenation. Prog. Clin. Biol. Res. 274, 193-209.
  42. Shanklin, J. and Cahoon, E.B. (1998) Desaturation and related modifications of fatty acids. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 49, 611-641.
  43. Shteinman, A.A. (1998) Does the non­heme monooxygenase sMMO share a unified oxidation mechanism with the heme monooxygenase cytochrome P­450? J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3, 325-330.
  44. Siegbahn, P.E.M., Crabtree, R.H. and Nordlund, P. (1998) Mechanism of methane monooxygenase - A structural and quantum chemical perspective. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3, 314-317.
  45. Sjöberg, B.­M. (1994) The ribonucleotide reductase jigsaw puzzle: A large piece falls into place. Structure 2, 793-796.
  46. Sjöberg, B.­M. (1997) Ribonucleotide reductases - a group of enzymes with different metallosites and a similar reaction mechanism. Structure and Bonding 88, 139-173.
  47. Sjöberg, B.­M. and Gräslund, A. (1983) Ribonucleotide reductase. In Theil, E.C., Eichhorn, G.L. and Marzilli, L.G., Eds. Advances in Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 5: Iron Binding Proteins without Cofactors or Sulfur Clusters. Elsevier, New York, pp. 87-110.
  48. Stubbe, J. and van der Donk, W.A. (1995) Ribonucleotide reductases: radical enzymes with suicidal tendencies. Chemistry & Biology 2, 793-801.
  49. Stubbe, J. and van der Donk, W.A. (1998) Protein radicals in enzyme catalysis. Chem. Rev. 98, 705-762 [published erratum Chem. Rev. 98, 2661 (1998)].
  50. Wackett, L.P. (1995) Recruitment of co­metabolic enzymes for environmental detoxification of organohalides. Environ. Health Perspect. 103, Suppl. 5, 45-48.
  51. Wallar, B.J. and Lipscomb, J.D. (1996) Dioxygen activation by enzymes containing binuclear non­heme iron clusters. Chem. Rev. 96, 2625-2657.
  52. Whitfield, J.F. and Youdale, T. (1985) Is the mammalian ribonucleotide reductase really like Escherichia coli's ribonucleotide reductase? Pharmacol. Ther. 29, 407-419.
  53. Whitfield, J.F., Sikorska, M., Youdale, T., Brewer, L., Richards, R. and Walker, P.R. (1989) Ribonucleotide reductase - New twists in an old tale. Adv. Enzyme Regul. 28, 113-123.
  54. Whittington, D.A., Valentine, A.M. and Lippard, S.J. (1998) Substrate binding and C-H bond activation in the soluble methane monooxygenase hydroxylase. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3, 307-313.
  55. Wilkins, P.C. and Dalton, H. (1994) Variations on a theme of Fe-O-Fe proteins. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 22, 700-704.
  56. Wright, J.A., Chan, A.K., Choy, B.K., Hurta, R.A., McClarty, G.A. and Tagger, A.Y. (1990) Regulation and drug resistance mechanisms of mammalian ribonucleotide reductase, and the significance to DNA synthesis. Biochem. Cell Biol. 68, 1364-1371.
  57. Yoshizawa, K. (1998) Two­step concerted mechanism for alkane hydroxylation on the ferryl active site of methane monooxygenase. J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 3, 318-324.
Bibliography on structural studies of ribonucleotide reductase R2­type proteins