The coordination of the isomerization of a conserved non-prolyl cis peptide bond with the rate-limiting steps in the folding of dihydrofolate reductase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 569-583

  Svensson, Anna Karin E ^a,b   O'Neill Jr , John C ^a,c   Matthews, C Robert ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

DHFR; Folding; Isomerization; Non prolyl; Peptide bond

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; GLYCINE; METHOTREXATE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROSCOPY; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037436336     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01444-4     Document Type: Article

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