Structure at 0.85 Å resolution of an early protein photocycle intermediate

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6672, 1998, Pages 206-209

  Genick, Ulrich K ^a   Soltis, S Michael ^b   Kuhn, Peter ^b   Canestrelli, Ilona L ^a   Getzoff, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CYTOSOL RECEPTOR; PHOTOACTIVE YELLOW PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTOREACTIVATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0032510475     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/32462     Document Type: Article

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