Structural Characterization by NMR of the Natively Unfolded Extracellular Domain of β-Dystroglycan: Toward the Identification of the Binding Epitope for α-Dystroglycan

Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 46, 2003, Pages 13717-13724

  Bozzi, Manuela ^a   Bianchi, Marzia ^a,d   Sciandra, Francesca ^a   Paci, Maurizio ^b,c   Giardina, Bruno ^a   Brancaccio, Andrea ^a   Cicero, Daniel O ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c INFM   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AMINO ACIDS; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL BONDS; MOLECULES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TISSUE;

EMBRIOGENESIS; GLYCOSYLATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ALPHA DYSTROGLYCAN; BETA DYSTROGLYCAN; CARBON 13; DYSTROGLYCAN; EPITOPE; NITROGEN 15; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEADY STATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROGLYCANS; EPITOPES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0344413866     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi034867w     Document Type: Article

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