NMR and crystal structures of the Pyrococcus horikoshii RadA intein guide a strategy for engineering a highly efficient and promiscuous intein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 421, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-99

  Oeemig, Jesper S ^a   Zhou, Dongwen ^b   Kajander, Tommi ^a   Wlodawer, Alexander ^b   Iwaï, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

extein; protein engineering; protein splicing; segmental labeling; trans splicing

Indexed keywords

EXTEIN; INTEIN; RADA INTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

PYROCOCCUS HORIKOSHII;

EID: 84863505557     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.04.029     Document Type: Article

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