ExbD mutants define initial stages in TonB energization

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 415, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-247

  Ollis, Anne A ^a   Postle, Kathleen ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conserved Asp residue in ExbD; membrane protein interactions; reversible protonmotive force dependent conformational changes; TonB ExbD heterodimer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXBB PROTEIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HETERODIMER; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN EXBD; PROTEIN TONB; PROTEINASE K; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; SPHEROPLAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855811875     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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