Kinetic and thermodynamic stabilization of the βγ-crystallin homolog spherulin 3a from Physarum polycephalum by calcium binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 701-705

  Kretschmar, Michael ^a   Mayr, Eva Maria ^a   Jaenicke, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium binding; Dimer; Spherulin; Stabilization; crystallins

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; CALCIUM; GUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHONDROMYCES; MYXOGASTRIA; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; SPHERULES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033055093     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2833     Document Type: Article

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