LEA proteins prevent protein aggregation due to water stress

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-157

  Goyal, Kshamata ^a   Walton, Laura J ^a   Tunnacliffe, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Anhydrobiosis; Desiccation tolerance; Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) protein; Nematode; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT (LEA) PROTEINS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; WATER STRESSES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEHYDRATION; ENZYMES; PLANTS (BOTANY); THERMAL STRESS;

PROTEINS;

CELL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; DESICCATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZING; HEAT STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; WATER STRESS; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; NEMATODA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TREHALOSE; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; APHELENCHUS AVENAE; NEMATODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 17044405795     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20041931     Document Type: Article

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