Bcl-xL forms two distinct homodimers at non-ionic detergents: Implications in the dimerization of Bcl-2 family proteins

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-252

  Feng, Yu ^a   Lin, Zhaohu ^b   Shen, Xu ^a,b   Chen, Kaixian ^a   Jiang, Hualiang ^a,b   Liu, Dongxiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family protein; Dimerization; Domain swapping; Non ionic detergent

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; HOMODIMER; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN BCL X;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDE BOND; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; BCL-X PROTEIN; DETERGENTS; DIMERIZATION; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

EID: 39049091865     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm216     Document Type: Article

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