Intersubunit linker length as a modifier of protein stability: Crystal structures and thermostability of mutant TRAP

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 518-526

  Watanabe, Masahiro ^a   Mishima, Yumiko ^b,c   Yamashita, Ichiro ^b,c,d   Park, Sam Yong ^a   Tame, Jeremy R H ^a   Heddle, Jonathan G ^a,b,c,e  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nanoengineering; Ring protein; RNA binding; Self assembly; Strain

Indexed keywords

INTERSUBUNIT PEPTIDE LINKER; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; THROMBIN RECEPTOR ACTIVATING PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; NANOENGINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA BINDING; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GENE FUSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RNA; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39549117361     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.073059308     Document Type: Article

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