Molecular determinants for substrate specificity of the ligand-binding protein OpuAC from Bacillus subtilis for the compatible solutes glycine betaine and proline betaine

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 357, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 592-606

  Horn, Carsten ^a,d   Sohn Bösser, Linda ^b   Breed, Jason ^c,e   Welte, Wolfram ^c   Schmitt, Lutz ^a   Bremer, Erhard ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d Cellgenix GmbH   (Germany)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cation ; Ligand specificity; Osmoprotection; Substrate binding protein; Trp prism

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ABC TRANSPORTER OPUAC; BETAINE; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; PROLINE BETAINE; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; OPUA;

EID: 33344456354     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.12.085     Document Type: Article

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