Helix proximity and ligand-induced conformational changes in the lactose permease of Escherichia coli determined by site-directed chemical crosslinking

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-293

  Wu, Jianhua ^b   Kaback, H Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conformational change; Crosslinking; Helix packing; Split permease; Transport

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; CYSTEINE; IODINE; ISOLEUCINE; LACTOSE PERMEASE; MALEIMIDE DERIVATIVE; SERINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030747620     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1099     Document Type: Article

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