Calorimetric Scrutiny of Lipid Binding by Sticholysin II Toxin Mutants

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 382, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 920-930

  Alegre Cebollada, Jorge ^a   Cunietti, Michela ^a   Herrero Galán, Elías ^a   Gavilanes, José G ^a   Martínez del Pozo, Álvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

actinoporin; equinatoxin; hemolytic toxin; ITC; lipid binding

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; STICHOLYSIN 2; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTHALPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 51249113416     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.07.053     Document Type: Article

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