Mutational studies uncover non-native structure in the dimeric kinetic intermediate of the H2A-H2B heterodimer

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 401, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 518-531

  Stump, Matthew R ^a   Gloss, Lisa M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Fluorescence; Histones; Kinetic intermediates; Oligomeric proteins

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DIMER; GLYCINE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; MONOMER; MUTANT PROTEIN; UREA; HISTONE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; ISOMERIZATION; KINETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

HISTONES; KINETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; UREA;

EID: 77955266816     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.06.034     Document Type: Article

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