Effects of zinc binding on the structure and dynamics of the intrinsically disordered protein prothymosin α: Evidence for metalation as an entropic switch

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 45, 2007, Pages 13120-13130

  Yi, Shiluan ^a   Boys, Brian L ^a   Brickenden, Anne ^a   Konermann, Lars ^a   Choy, Wing Yiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; ZINC;

DIVALENT CATIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION; ZINC BINDING;

PROTEINS;

CALCIUM ION; DIVALENT CATION; GLUTAMINE; MAGNESIUM ION; PROTHYMOSIN ALPHA; ZINC; ZINC COMPLEX; ZINC ION;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENTROPY; METAL BINDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; THYMOSIN; ZINC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 36048990877     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi7014822     Document Type: Article

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