Oligomeric Structure and Functional Characterization of the Urea Transporter from Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 387, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 619-627

  Raunser, Stefan ^a   Mathai, John C ^b   Abeyrathne, Priyanka D ^a   Rice, Amanda J ^a   Zeidel, Mark L ^b   Walz, Thomas ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2D crystallization; ApUT; channel; oligomeric state; urea transporter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DETERGENT; OLIGOMER; PHLORETIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; UREA TRANSPORTER;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUOROMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOLIPOSOME; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SUS;

EID: 62049085752     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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