Two conformational states of β-lactamase bound to GroEL: A biophysical characterization

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 663-675

  Gervasoni, Pietro ^a   Gehrig, Peter ^a   Plückthun, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hydrogen deuterium exchange; Mass spectrometry; Molecular chaperones; Protein folding; lactamase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BETA LACTAMASE; CHAPERONE; CHAPERONIN; CYSTEINE; DEUTERIUM; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032579190     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1481     Document Type: Article

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