Folding and self-assembly of the domains of βB2-crystallin from rat eye lens

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 989-994

  Wieligmann, Karin ^a   Mayr, Eva Maria ^a   Jaenicke, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Crystallins; Domains; Folding; Stability

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYSTALLIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; LENS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RAT;

EID: 0033525632     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2554     Document Type: Article

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