Conformational properties of the unfolded state of Im7 in nondenaturing conditions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 416, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-318

  Pashley, Clare L ^a   Morgan, Gareth J ^a   Kalverda, Arnout P ^a   Thompson, Gary S ^a   Kleanthous, Colin ^b   Radford, Sheena E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

denatured state; immunity protein; NMR; protein folding; unfolded ensemble

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; COLICIN; IMMUNITY PROTEIN 7; LEUCINE; NITROGEN 15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HETERONUCLEAR NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NITROGEN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84856430482     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.041     Document Type: Article

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