Structural and functional properties of a bacillus subtilis temperature-sensitive σ(A) factor

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 613-622

  Wen, Yu Der ^a   Liao, Chao Tsai ^a   Liou, Kung Ming ^a   Wang, Wen Horng ^a   Huang, Wei Cheng ^a   Chang, Ban Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic exposure; Multimerization; Protein aggregation; Sigma factor; Temperature sensitive

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SIGMA FACTOR; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034284340     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0134(20000901)40:4<613::AID-PROT60>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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