PH-dependent structural conformations of B-phycoerythrin from Porphyridium cruentum

FEBS Journal

Volumn 279, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 3680-3691

  Camara Artigas, Ana ^a   Bacarizo, Julio ^a   Andujar Sanchez, Montserrat ^a   Ortiz Salmeron, Emilia ^a   Mesa Valle, Concepcion ^a   Cuadri, Celia ^a   Martin Garcia, Jose M ^a,b   Martinez Rodriguez, Sergio ^a   Mazzuca Sobczuk, Tania ^a   Ibañez, Maria J ^a   Allen, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B phycoerythrin; capillary counter diffusion; crystal structure; photosynthesis; Porphyridium cruentum

Indexed keywords

BETA PHYCOERYTHRIN; HISTIDINE; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PHYCOERYTHROBILIN 139 ALPHA; PHYCOERYTHROBILIN 158 BETA; PHYCOERYTHROBILIN 82 ALPHA; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY COUNTER DIFFUSION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFRACTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PORPHYRIDIUM; PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RED ALGA; SPECIES COMPARISON;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PORPHYRIDIUM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

PORPHYRIDIUM PURPUREUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84866362233     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08730.x     Document Type: Article

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