The NMR solution structure of BeF3--activated Spo0F reveals the conformational switch in a phosphorelay system

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 245-254

  Gardino, Alexandra K ^a   Volkman, Brian F ^b   Cho, Ho S ^c,d   Lee, Seok Yong ^c   Wemmer, David E ^c   Kern, Dorothee ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Xencor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

NMR spectroscopy; Phosphorelay; Response regulator; Spo0F; Two component systems

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BERYLLIUM; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; HISTIDINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPOOF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037485779     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00733-2     Document Type: Article

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