Crystal structures of Cratylia floribunda seed lectin at acidic and basic pHs. Insights into the structural basis of the pH-dependent dimer-tetramer transition

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Del Sol, Francisca Gallego ^a   Cavada, Benildo S ^b   Calvete, Juan J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cratylia floribunda; Crystal structure; Legume lectin; pH dependent oligomerization; Seed lectin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIMER; HISTONE; HYDROGEN; MONOMER; PLANT LECTIN; TETRAMER;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CRATYLIA FLORIBUNDA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROGEN BOND; LEGUME; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACIDS; ALKALIES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; FABACEAE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

CRATYLIA ARGENTEA; DIOCLEA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 33947321454     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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