Refolding studies on the tetrameric loop deletion mutant RM6 of ROP protein

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 380, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-472

  Lassalle, Michael W ^a   Hinz, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activation parameters; Multi path folding; Sequential mechanism; Stability; Stopped flow measurements

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MONOMER; TETRAMER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DELETION MUTANT; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GUANIDINE; KINETICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032932858     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.1999.060     Document Type: Article

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