The N-terminal region is crucial for the thermostability of the G-domain of Bacillus stearothermophilus EF-Tu

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1804, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-155

  Šanderová, Hana ^a,b   Tišerová, Hana ^a,b   Barvík, Ivan ^c   Sojka, Luděk ^a,b   Jonák, Jiří ^a,b,c   Krásný, Libor ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacillus; EF Tu; G protein; G domain; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR TU; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MESOPHILE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMOPHILE; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 71649106884     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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