Structure of the micronemal protein 2 A/I domain from Toxoplasma gondii

Protein Science

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1985-1990

  Tonkin, Michelle L ^a   Grujic, Ognjen ^a   Pearce, Mark ^a   Crawford, Joanna ^a   Boulanger, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A I domain; Adhesion; MIC2; Microneme; Toxoplasma gondii; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PROTEIN MIC2; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL INVASION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCINE; HEPARIN; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77957316549     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.477     Document Type: Article

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