Solution structure of the active-centre mutant I14A of the histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein from Staphylococcus carnosus

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 23-24, 2004, Pages 4815-4824

  Möglich, Andreas ^a,c   Koch, Brigitte ^b   Gronwald, Wolfram ^a   Hengstenberg, Wolfgang ^b   Brunner, Eike ^a   Kalbitzer, Hans Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Histidine containing phosphocarrier protein (HPr); Mutant protein; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; ISOLEUCINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; XENON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS;

EID: 11244296117     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04447.x     Document Type: Article

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