Effect of inorganic phosphate on FMN binding and loop flexibility in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans apo-flavodoxin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-97

  Muralidhara, B K ^a,d   Chen, Mingzhi ^b   Ma, Jianpeng ^a,b,c   Wittung Stafshede, Pernilla ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavin mononucleotide; Flavodoxin; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Molecular dynamics; Stopped flow mixing

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ANION; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; PHOSPHATE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; ATOM; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN VARIANT; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS;

EID: 18144380285     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.03.054     Document Type: Article

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