AV77 hinge mutation stabilizes the helix-turn-helix domain of trp repressor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 204-214

  Gryk, Michael R ^a   Jardetzky, Oleg ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amide proton exchange; Helix stability; Protein folding pathway; Regulation of gene expression; trp repressor

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PROTON;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0029978002     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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