A Structural Basis for the pH-dependent Increase in Fluorescence Efficiency of Chromoproteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 998-1010

  Battad, Jion M ^a   Wilmann, Pascal G ^a   Olsen, Seth ^b   Byres, Emma ^a   Smith, Sean C ^b   Dove, Sophie G ^b   Turcic, Kristina N ^a   Devenish, Rodney J ^a   Rossjohn, Jamie ^a   Prescott, Mark ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

chromophore configuration; chromoprotein; fluorescence; Rtms5; structure

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERIZATION; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 34247100090     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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