Conformational changes of ribose-binding protein and two related repressors are tailored to fit the functional need

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 487-499

  Mowbray, Sherry L ^a   Björkman, A Joakim ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conformational change; DNA binding; Periplasmic binding protein; Repressor

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RIBOSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0345102549     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3271     Document Type: Article

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