Isomers of epidermal growth factor with Ser ⇒ Cys mutation at the N-terminal sequence: Isomerization, stability, unfolding, refolding, and structure

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 45, 2005, Pages 15032-15041

  Lu, Bao Yuan ^a   Jiang, Chuantao ^a   Chang, Jui Yoa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ISOMERIZATION; MUTAGENESIS; OXIDATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTORS; KINETIC TRAPS;

ISOMERS;

CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DISULFIDE BOND; ENERGY; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDES; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SERINE;

EID: 27744533880     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi051399c     Document Type: Article

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