Topological mutation of Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 769-777

  Iwakura, Masahiro ^a   Takenawa, Tatsuyuki ^a   Nakamura, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chain topology; Dihydrofolate reductase; Protein folding; Structural element; Topological mutation

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031794807     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022178     Document Type: Article

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