"Methanococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of anaerobic coccoid METHANOCOCCACEAE whose organisms are motile by means of polar tufts of flagella. These methanogens are found in salt marshes, marine and estuarine sediments, and the intestinal tract of animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D017017
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B02.200.538.525.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methanococcus" by people in Profiles.
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The structural basis of tail-anchored membrane protein recognition by Get3. Nature. 2009 Sep 17; 461(7262):361-6.
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Simulations of a protein translocation pore: SecY. Biochemistry. 2006 Oct 31; 45(43):13018-24.
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Electrostatic interaction of a K+ channel RCK domain with charged membrane surfaces. Biochemistry. 2005 Jan 11; 44(1):62-71.
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Hyperpolarization moves S4 sensors inward to open MVP, a methanococcal voltage-gated potassium channel. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Apr; 6(4):353-61.
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Methanococcus genome. Science. 1996 Nov 08; 274(5289):901-2; author reply 902-3.