Folding kinetics and thermodynamics of Pseudomonas syringae effector protein AvrPto provide insight into translocation via the type III secretion system

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1109-1119

  Dawson, Jennifer E ^a   Nicholson, Linda K ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

AvrPto; Low stability; pH dependent stability; Pseudomonas syringae; Slow conformational exchange; Type III secretion system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; PROTEIN AVRPTO;

ANISOTROPY; APOPLAST; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOPLASM; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SECRETION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; THERMODYNAMICS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 46449093638     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.034223.107     Document Type: Article

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