Kinetic Folding of Haloferax volcanii and Escherichia coli Dihydrofolate Reductases: Haloadaptation by Unfolded State Destabilization at High Ionic Strength

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 376, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1451-1462

  Gloss, Lisa M ^a   Topping, Traci B ^a   Binder, April K ^a   Lohman, Jeremy R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fluorescence; halophilic enzymes; kinetics; protein folding

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; UREA;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 39149125451     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.12.056     Document Type: Article

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