Effect of the point mutation H148G on GFPmut2 unfolding kinetics by fluorescence spectroscopy

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 157, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 24-32

  Bosisio, Chiara ^a   Quercioli, Valentina ^d   Chirico, Giuseppe ^a   D'Alfonso, Laura ^a   Bettati, Stefano ^b,c   Raboni, Samanta ^b   Campanini, Barbara ^b   Collini, Maddalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

^d SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence anisotropy; Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (H148G, GFPmut2); GFP; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; MUT2 PROTEIN; MUT2G PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTON TRANSPORT;

AMINO ACIDS; GLUTAMINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTIDINE; KINETICS; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 79957884099     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: 18734200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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