Conformational states and association mechanism of Yersinia pestis Caf1 subunits

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 372, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 804-810

  Vitagliano, Luigi ^a   Ruggiero, Alessia ^a   Pedone, Carlo ^a,b   Berisio, Rita ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesive proteins; Chaperone; Donor strand exchange; Molecular dynamics; Protein protein interactions

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN CAF 1; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 45449098666     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.145     Document Type: Article

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