Topological mapping methods for α-helical bacterial membrane proteins - an update and a guide

MicrobiologyOpen

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 350-364

  Islam, Salim T ^a   Lam, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

C terminal reporter; Deuterium exchange; Membrane protein; Oxidative labeling; Topology determinants; Topology mapping

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE MEASUREMENT; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84885445028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20458827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.72     Document Type: Article

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