The extra-membranous domains of the competence protein HofQ show DNA binding, flexibility and a shared fold with type i KH domains

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 409, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 642-653

  Tarry, Michael ^a   Jääskeläinen, Mari ^a,b   Paino, Annamari ^b   Tuominen, Heidi ^b   Ihalin, Riikka ^b   Högbom, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

DNA uptake; membrane protein; natural competence; secretin; structural dynamics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN HOFQ; SECRETIN; SELENOMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS; AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING COMPETITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA BINDING; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GXXG MOTIF; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PASTEURELLACEAE;

EID: 79957750871     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.04.034     Document Type: Article

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