Electronic structure of neighboring extein residue modulates intein C-terminal cleavage activity

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2217-2225

  Shemella, Philip T ^a,e   Topilina, Natalya I ^d   Soga, Ikko ^d   Pereira, Brian ^b,c,d,f   Belfort, Georges ^b,c   Belfort, Marlene ^d   Nayak, Saroj K ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^e IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 79959758646     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.02.037     Document Type: Article

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