Structure of a highly acidic beta-lactamase from the moderate halophile Chromohalobacter sp. 560 and the discovery of a Cs(+)-selective binding site
Arai, S., Yonezawa, Y., Okazaki, N., Matsumoto, F., Shibazaki, C., Shimizu, R., Yamada, M., Adachi, M., Tamada, T., Kawamoto, M., Tokunaga, H., Ishibashi, M., Blaber, M., Tokunaga, M., Kuroki, R.(2015) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 71: 541-554
- PubMed: 25760604 
- DOI: 10.1107/S1399004714027734
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3WRT, 3WRZ, 3WS0, 3WS1, 3WS2, 3WS4, 3WS5 - PubMed Abstract: 
Environmentally friendly absorbents are needed for Sr(2+) and Cs(+), as the removal of the radioactive Sr(2+) and Cs(+) that has leaked from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is one of the most important problems in Japan. Halophilic proteins are known to have many acidic residues on their surface that can provide specific binding sites for metal ions such as Cs(+) or Sr(2+) ...