A DNA ligase from the psychrophile Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis gives insights into the adaptation of proteins to low temperatures

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3502-3512

  Georlette, D ^a   Jonsson Z O ^b,c   Van Petegem, F ^d   Chessa, J P ^a   Van Beeumen, J ^d   Hubscher U ^b   Gerday, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Lab Protein Biochem Protein Eng   (Belgium)

Author keywords

NAD+ dependent DNA ligase; Overexpression; Psychrophile; Structural comparison; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; SEA WATER;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTEROMONAS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLD; DNA LIGASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THERMUS; ZINC;

EID: 0033946342     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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