Electrostatic Stabilization of a Thermophilic Cold Shock Protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 313, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 343-357

  Perl, Dieter ^a   Schmid, Franz X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold shock protein; Coulombic interactions; Protein stability; Thermostable protein

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CALDOLYTICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN CSPB, BACTERIA; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN, BACILLUS; COLD-SHOCK PROTEIN CSPB, BACTERIA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LEUCINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRICITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGININE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLD; ELECTROSTATICS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035914477     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5050     Document Type: Article

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