Myxococcus xanthus spore coat protein S, a stress-induced member of the βγ-crystallin superfamily, gains stability from binding of calcium ions

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 604-610

  Wenk, Martina ^a   Mayr, Eva Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Greek key topoplogy; Ligand binding; Long term stability; Protein stability; crystallins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COAT PROTEIN; CRYSTALLIN; PROTEIN S;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYXOCOCCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032145465     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2550604.x     Document Type: Article

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