Mutational analysis of differences in thermostability between histones from mesophilic and hyperthermophilic archaea

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 812-817

  Li, Wen Tyng ^a   Shriver, John W ^b   Reeve, John N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GENE MUTATION; MELTING POINT; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DIMERIZATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HEAT; HISTONES; METHANOBACTERIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 0033972056     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.812-817.2000     Document Type: Article

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