Distributed subunit interactions in CheA contribute to dimer stability: A sedimentation equilibrium study

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1696, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-140

  Kott, Laila ^a,c   Braswell, Emory H ^b   Shrout, Anthony L ^a   Weis, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Association dissociation; Domain interaction; Lipid vesicle

Indexed keywords

CHEA KINASE; DIMER; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEDIMENTATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1242284199     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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