Structure and stability of the C-terminal helical bundle of the E. coli mechanosensitive channel of large conductance

Protein Science

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1592-1601

  Walton, Troy A ^a   Rees, Douglas C ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coiled coils; Mechanosensitive channels; Membrane proteins; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE OLIGOMERIC MATRIX PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI MECHANOSENSITIVITE CHANNEL OF LARGE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

COILED COILS; MECHANOSENSITIVE CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84892708444     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.2360     Document Type: Article

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