Dynamic Allostery in the Ring Protein TRAP

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 154-167

  Heddle, Jonathan G ^a   Okajima, Tomoyuki ^a   Scott, David J ^b   Akashi, Satoko ^a   Park, Sam Yong ^a   Tame, Jeremy R H ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conformation; cooperativity; isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC); protein dynamics; ring protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRP RNA BINDING ATTENUATION PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOSTERISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 34447126903     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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