Conformational heterogeneity and propagation of structural changes in the LOV2/Jα domain from Avena sativa phototropin 1 as recorded by temperature-dependent FTIR spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 238-247

  Alexandre, Maxime T A ^a   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a   Hellingwerf, Klaas J ^b   Kennis, John T M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOTROPIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OAT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AVENA SATIVA;

AVENA SATIVA; CRYPTOCHROMES; FLAVOPROTEINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BONDING; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 68849097759     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.047     Document Type: Article

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