The oligomeric state and stability of the mannitol transporter, EnzymeIImtl, from Escherichia coli: A fluorescence correlation spectroscopy study

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1977-1986

  Veldhuis, Gertjan ^a   Hink, Mark ^b   Krasnikov, Victor ^a   Van Den Bogaart, Geert ^a   Hoeboer, Jeroen ^a   Visser, Antonie J W G ^b   Broos, Jaap ^a   Poolman, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EnzymeII; Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; Mannitol transporter; Oligomeric stability; Oligomeric state

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; MANNITOL TRANSPORTER; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CYSTEINE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

ALEXA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33746473476     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062113906     Document Type: Article

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