The compatible-solute-binding protein OpuAC from Bacillus subtilis: Ligand binding, site-directed mutagenesis, and crystallographic studies

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5663-5671

  Smits, Sander H J ^a   Höing, Marina ^b   Lecher, Justin ^a   Jebbar, Mohamed ^c,d   Schmitt, Lutz ^a   Bremer, Erhard ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETAINE; BINDING PROTEIN; PROLINE; SULFOBETAINE DIMETHYLSULFONIOACETATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LIPOPROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OPUA;

EID: 49449086824     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00346-08     Document Type: Article

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