Illuminating the Off-Pathway Nature of the Molten Globule Folding Intermediate of an α-β Parallel Protein

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Lindhoud, Simon ^a   Westphal, Adrie H ^a   Borst, Jan Willem ^a   van Mierlo, Carlo P M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BETA PARALLEL PROTEIN; APOFLAVODOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLTEN GLOBULE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

APOPROTEINS; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; FLAVODOXIN; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GUANIDINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN REFOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STAINING AND LABELING;

ALEXA; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 84866649525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045746     Document Type: Article

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