Multiple roles of a conserved GAF domain tyrosine residue in cyanobacterial and plant phytochromes

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 46, 2005, Pages 15203-15215

  Fischer, Amanda J ^a   Rockwell, Nathan C ^a   Jang, Abigail Y ^a   Ernst, Lauren A ^b   Waggoner, Alan S ^b   Duan, Yong ^a   Lei, Hongxing ^a   Lagarias, J Clark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHROMOPHORES; CONFORMATIONS; HORMONES; HYDROGEN BONDS; ISOMERIZATION; MUTAGENESIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHOTOISOIMERIZATION; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHYTOCHROME; TRYOSINE;

PROTEINS;

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHYTOCHROME; PORPHYRIN; PROTEIN GAF; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERIZATION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARABIDOPSIS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SYNECHOCYSTIS; TYROSINE;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 27944447344     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi051633z     Document Type: Article

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