Stability and folding properties of a model β-sheet protein, Escherichia coli CspA

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 470-479

  Reid, Katherine L ^a   Rodriguez, Hector M ^a   Hillier, Brian J ^a   Gregoret, Lydia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold shock; Fast protein folding; Polyhistidine tags; Protein stability; Stopped flow

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; POLYHISTIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0031937871     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070228     Document Type: Article

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