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The contribution of metal ions to the conformational stability of ribonuclease T1: crystal versus solution.
European journal of biochemistry - 1 Jul 2001
Deswarte J, De Vos S, Langhorst U, Steyaert J, Loris R
Abstract excerpt
In the crystalline state, ribonuclease T1 binds calcium ions at different lattice-dependent positions. In solution, its conformational stability is also remarkably increased in the presence of divalent metal ions. Combining urea unfolding studies and X-ray crystallography, we compared the presence of several metal ions at specific sites in the protein to their contribution to the overall stabilizing effect in...
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