Common conformational changes in flavodoxins induced by FMN and anion binding: The structure of Helicobacter pylori apoflavodoxin

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-594

  Martínez Júlvez, Marta ^a   Cremades, Nunilo ^a   Bueno, Marta ^a   Pérez Dorado, Inmaculada ^b   Maya, Celia ^b   Cuesta López, Santiago ^a   Prada, Diego ^a   Falo, Fernando ^a   Hermoso, Juan A ^b   Sancho, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chloride; Helicobacter pylori; Ligand binding; Molecular recognition; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

ANION; APOFLAVODOXIN; CHLORIDE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; PHOSPHATE; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ANABAENA; ANIONS; APOPROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVODOXIN; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANABAENA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 35448929947     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21410     Document Type: Article

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