Folding pattern of the α-crystallin domain in αA-crystallin determined by site-directed spin labeling

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 561-577

  Koteiche, Hanane A ^a   Mchaourab, Hassane S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; Homology modeling; Site directed spin labeling; Small heat shock proteins; A crystallin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LENS PROTEIN; NITROXIDE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPIN LABELING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033607618     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3242     Document Type: Article

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