Isolation, characterization and lipid-binding properties of the recalcitrant FtsA division protein from Escherichia coli

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Martos, Ariadna ^a   Monterroso, Begoña ^a   Zorrilla, Silvia ^b   Reija, Belén ^b   Alfonso, Carlos ^a   Mingorance, Jesús ^c   Rivas, Germán ^a   Jiménez, Mercedes ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; INNER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOMER; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN FTSA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGAND BINDING; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; LIPID METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84862988236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039829     Document Type: Article

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