1.55 Å structure of the ectoine binding protein TeaA of the osmoregulated TRAP-transporter TeaABC from Halomonas elongata

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 9475-9485

  Kuhlmann, Sonja I ^a   Van Scheltinga, Anke C Terwisscha ^a   Bienert, Ralf ^b   Kunte, Hans Jörg ^b   Ziegler, Christine ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DEWATERING; IONIC STRENGTH; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ECTOINE; HALOMONAS ELONGATA;

SUBSTRATES;

ECTOINE; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN; TRIPARTITE ATP INDEPENDENT PERIPLASMIC TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; CARRIER PROTEIN; DIAMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; HALOMONAS; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOMONAS ELONGATA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; HALOMONAS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PERIPLASMIC PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 51649116054     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi8006719     Document Type: Article

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