Electrostatic contributions to the stability of a thermophilic cold shock protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2216-2222

  Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a,b,c   Dong, Feng ^a,b  

^a Florida State University   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD SHOCK PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CALDOLYTICUS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRICITY; ENTROPY; GENE MUTATION; IONIC STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACILLUS CALDOLYTICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037380834     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75027-9     Document Type: Article

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