The N-terminal domain of a TonB-dependent transporter undergoes a reversible stepwise denaturation

Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 3642-3650

  Flores Jiménez, Ricardo H ^a   Cafiso, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DENATURATION; GLOBULAR PROTEINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; N-TERMINAL DOMAINS; N-TERMINALS; OUTER MEMBRANE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SINGLE EVENT; SITE-DIRECTED SPIN LABELING; SITE-SPECIFIC; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; VITAMIN B;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DENATURATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BTUB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN B12 TRANSPORTER PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; VITAMIN B 12;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84860433550     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi300118a     Document Type: Article

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