Mutational analysis of protein splicing, cleavage, and self-association reactions mediated by the naturally split Ssp DnaE intein

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 31, 2004, Pages 10265-10276

  Nichols, Nicole Magnasco ^a   Evans Jr , Thomas C ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; MUTAGENESIS; PURIFICATION;

ALANINE; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN SPLICING;

PROTEINS;

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; HISTIDINE; INTEIN; ZINC CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLIZATION; ESTERIFICATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SYNECHOCYSTIS; WILD TYPE;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMERASE III; HISTIDINE; HYDROLYSIS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SPLICING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SERINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 3543142392     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0494065     Document Type: Article

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