The tertiary structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin occur between M states: X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1484-1491

  Sass, H J ^a   Schachowa, I W ^a   Rapp, G ^b   Koch, M H J ^b   Oesterhelt, D ^c   Dencher, N A ^d   Buldt G ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformational changes; Hydration; M intermediates; Photocycle; Proton pumping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PURPLE MEMBRANE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIORHODOPSINS; CATALYSIS; DARKNESS; GUANIDINE; GUANIDINES; HALOBACTERIUM; LIGHT; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030901231     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.7.1484     Document Type: Article

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