The frozen solution structure of p21 ras determined by ESEEM spectroscopy reveals weak coordination of Thr35 to the active site metal ion

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1055-1066

  Farrar, Christian T ^a,d   Halkides, Christopher J ^b,e   Singel, David J ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron spin echo envelope modulation spectroscopy; GTP hydrolysis; Isotope labeling; p21 ras; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031571583     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00257-8     Document Type: Article

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