Effects of histidine protonation and phosphorylation on histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein structure, dynamics, and physicochemical properties

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 43, 2007, Pages 12314-12326

  Homeyer, Nadine ^a   Essigke, Timm ^b   Ullmann, G Matthias ^b   Sticht, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONAL RIGIDITY; PHOSPHOTRANSFER REACTIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROBABILITY; PROTEINS; PROTONATION;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; ARGININE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN A; HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOCARRIER PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SIMULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 35648949313     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi701228g     Document Type: Article

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