High thermal and chemical stability of Thermus thermophilus seven-iron ferredoxin: Linear clusters form at high pH on polypeptide unfolding

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4736-4743

  Griffin, Susanne ^a   Higgins, Catherine L ^a   Soulimane, Tewfik ^b   Wittung Stafshede, Pernilla ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ferredoxin; Linear iron sulfur cluster; Protein unfolding; Thermostability; Thermus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; GUANIDINE; IRON;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENATURATION; ELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FERREDOXINS; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; THERMUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0345688015     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03873.x     Document Type: Article

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