The effect of dextran on subunit exchange of the molecular chaperone αA-crystallin

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1774, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-111

  Ghahghaei, Arezou ^a   Rekas, Agata ^a   Price, William E ^a   Carver, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

A crystallin; Crowding agent; FRET; Molecular chaperone; Subunit exchange

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE; DEXTRAN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; OVOTRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN A CHAIN; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONALBUMIN; DEXTRANS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33845967487     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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