A bacterial TrwC relaxase domain contains a thermally stable α-helical core

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 4226-4232

  Arrondo, José Luis R ^a   Echabe, Izaskun ^a   Iloro, Ibón ^a   Hernando, Miguel Ángel ^b   De la Cruz, Fernando ^b   Goñi, Félix M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; PROTEIN; RELAXASE; TRWC N275 PROTEIN; TRWC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BETA SHEET; CELL LYSATE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRAND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINASES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0037478662     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.14.4226-4232.2003     Document Type: Article

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