The role of calcium ions in the stability and instability of a thermolysin-like protease

Protein Science

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1346-1355

  Eijsink, V G H ^a   Matthews, B W ^b   Vriend, G ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium and instability; Folding; Protease; Thermolysin like proteases; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHAPERONE; PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; THERMOLYSIN; THERMOLYSIN LIKE PROTEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSOL; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 79960670878     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.670     Document Type: Review

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