Enhancing the Stability and Folding Rate of a Repeat Protein through the Addition of Consensus Repeats

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 365, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1187-1200

  Tripp, Katherine W ^a   Barrick, Doug ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ankyrin repeats; consensus; insertion; protein folding; stabilization

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHIMERA; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DROSOPHILA; ENERGY; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33845797576     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.09.092     Document Type: Article

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