Does azurin bind to the transactivation domain of p53? A Trp phosphorescence study

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 287-293

  Gabellieri, Edi ^a   Bucciantini, Monica ^b   Stefani, Massimo ^b   Cioni, Patrizia ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrylamide quenching; MDM2; p53 tumor suppressor protein; Protein flexibility; Tryptophan phosphorescence

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; AZURIN; PROTEIN P53; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AZURIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MDM2; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRYPTOPHAN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 80053360035     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: 18734200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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