Application of Methyl-TROSY NMR to Test Allosteric Models Describing Effects of Nucleotide Binding to Aspartate Transcarbamoylase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 387, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 540-547

  Velyvis, Algirdas ^a,b   Schachman, Howard K ^c   Kay, Lewis E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

allostery; aspartate transcarbamoylase; methyl TROSY; MWC, NMR

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; NUCLEOTIDE; VALINE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; ENZYME BINDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME;

EID: 62049086246     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.01.066     Document Type: Article

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