Stability and folding mechanism of mesophilic, thermophilic and hyperthermophilic archael histones: The importance of folding intermediates

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 247-260

  Topping, Traci B ^a   Gloss, Lisa M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circular dichroism; fluorescence; kinetics; protein folding; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

DIMER; HISTONE; MONOMER; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PYROCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EUKARYOTA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOTHERMUS; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS; PYROCOCCUS;

EID: 4143135385     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.07.045     Document Type: Article

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