Replacement of staphylococcal nuclease hydrophobic core residues with those from thermophilic homologues indicates packing is improved in some thermostable proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 344, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 271-280

  Chen, Junmei ^a   Stites, Wesley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

protein stability; protein structure; thermophile; thermostability

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY; WILD TYPE;

EID: 7044260579     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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