Barstar
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| Barstar | |
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 The tightly bound complex between barstar and barnase, the ribonuclease barstar inhibits. Barstar is colored by secondary structure and barnase is colored in blue. |
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| Genetic data | |
| Gene code: | GenBank accession: CAB42577 |
| Protein Structure/Function | |
| Structure: | 1BRS |
| Related information | |
| Recent publications: | Description of barnase-barstar complex Discussion of barnase-barstar binding affinity |
Barstar is a small protein synthesized by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Its function is to inhibit the ribonuclease activity of its binding partner barnase, with which it forms an extraordinarily tightly bound complex within the cell until barnase is secreted.
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