Random circular permutation of DsbA reveals segments that are essential for protein folding and stability

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1197-1215

  Hennecke, Jens ^a   Sebbel, Peter ^a   Glockshuber, Rudi ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DsbA; Protein folding and stability; Random circular permutation; Thioredoxin

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN VARIANT;

EID: 0033525640     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2531     Document Type: Article

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