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Nitrous oxide reductase from CuA to CuZ

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The crystal structure of nitrous oxide reductase reveals a novel tetranuclear copper cluster and an unusual dimeric structure.

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Figure 2: a, Schematic diagram of the CuA site in P. nautica N2O reductase.
Figure 3: Ribbon diagram of the P. nautica N2O reductase dimer.

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I would like to thank K. Brown and C. Cambillau for atomic coordinates and access to ref. 18 prior to publication. I also thank R. Lieberman for assistance with figure preparation and W. Tolman for helpful discussions.

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