The amino-terminal region of the Escherichia coli T-protein of the glycine cleavage system is essential for proper association with H-protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 446-453

  Okamura Ikeda, Kazuko ^a   Fujiwara, Kazuko ^a   Motokawa, Putaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Glycine cleavage system; Protein interaction; T protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; H PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; IKEDA;

EID: 0033199577     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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