Dimer-to-tetramer transformation: Loop excision dramatically alters structure and stability of the ROP four α-helix bundle protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 987-1000

  Lassalle, Michael W ^a   Hinz, Hans Jürgen ^a   Wenzel, Herbert ^b   Vlassi, Metaxia ^c   Kokkinidis, Michael ^d   Cesareni, Giovanni ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^d INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooperativity; Hyperthermophilic stability; Loop excision; ROP; Tetramer formation

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MONOMER; TETRAMER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032546744     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1776     Document Type: Article

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