Crystallization of bacteriorhodopsin from bicelle formulations at room temperature

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 836-840

  Faham, Salem ^a   Boulting, Gabriella L ^a   Massey, Elizabeth A ^a   Yohannan, Sarah ^a   Yang, Dawn ^a   Bowie, James U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization method; Lipid cubic phase; Membrane protein; Twinning

Indexed keywords

3 [(3 CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO] 2 HYDROXY 1 PROPANESULFONIC ACID; AMPHOPHILE; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY;

BACTERIORHODOPSINS; CHOLIC ACIDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 14144250152     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.041167605     Document Type: Article

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