Visualizing transient protein-folding intermediates by tryptophan-scanning mutagenesis

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 731-736

  Vallée Bélisle, Alexis ^a,c   Michnick, Stephen W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Universite de Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; TRYPTOPHAN; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; TRYPTOPHAN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863724751     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2322     Document Type: Article

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