Solid-state NMR spectroscopic study of chromophore-protein interactions in the Pr ground state of plant phytochrome A

Molecular Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 698-715

  Song, Chen ^a   Essen, Lars Oliver ^b   Gärtner, Wolfgang ^c   Hughes, Jon ^d   Matysik, Jörg ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

chromophore protein interaction; plant phytochrome; signal transduction; solid state NMR

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84861384852     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss017     Document Type: Article

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