Hypercooperativity induced by interface mutations in the phosphofructokinase from Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 248-253

  Auzat, Isabelle ^a   Le Bras, Gisèle ^a   Garel, Jean Renaud ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Allosteric regulation; Cooperativity; Mutagenesis; Phosphofructokinase; Quaternary structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028956133     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.0080     Document Type: Editorial

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