Characterization of the pressure-induced intermediate and unfolded state of red-shifted green fluorescent protein - A static and kinetic FTIR, UV/VIS and fluorescence spectroscopy study

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 330, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1153-1164

  Herberhold, H ^a   Marchal, S ^b   Lange, R ^b   Scheyhing, C H ^c   Vogel, R F ^c   Winter, R ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

FT IR; GFP; High pressure; Protein folding; Red shifted green fluorescent protein

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; COLLAPSE; CONFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; MICROORGANISM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0038690115     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00657-0     Document Type: Article

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