During Transitions Proteins Make Fleeting Bonds

被引:10
作者
Boehr, David D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Chem, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
SIGNALING PROTEIN; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1016/j.cell.2009.11.031
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
How do proteins efficiently and precisely shift from one conformation to another? Gardino et al. (2009) show that transient hydrogen bonds are critical to the conformational transition of the nitrogen regulatory protein NtrC between its native state and its active state.
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页码:1049 / 1051
页数:4
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