Unique fluorophores in the dimeric archaeal histones hMfB and hPyA1 reveal the impact of nonnative structure in a monomeric kinetic intermediate

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 322-332

  Stump, Matthew R ^a   Gloss, Lisa M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Equilibrium stability; Fluorescence; Kinetic intermediates; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; THREONINE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; KINETICS; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PYROCOCCUS;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIMERIZATION; HISTONES; KINETICS; METHANOBACTERIALES; MUTANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PYROCOCCUS; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS; PYROCOCCUS;

EID: 38649110720     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.073224308     Document Type: Article

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