Slow conformational dynamics of an endonuclease persist in its complex with its natural protein inhibitor

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 713-720

  Whittaker, Sara B M ^a   Czisch, Michael ^b   Wechselberger, Rainer ^b   Kaptein, Robert ^b   Hemmings, Andrew M ^a   James, Richard ^a   Kleanthous, Colin ^a   Moore, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical exchange; Colicin E9; Endonucleases; NMR

Indexed keywords

COLICIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034051071     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.4.713     Document Type: Article

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