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Substrate-dependent unfolding of the energy coupling motif of a membrane transport protein determined by double electron-electron resonance.
Biochemistry - 12 Sept 2006
Xu Qi, Ellena Jeffrey F, Kim Miyeon, Cafiso David S
Abstract excerpt
BtuB is a TonB-dependent transport protein that binds and carries vitamin B(12) across the outer membrane of Gram negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli. Previous work has demonstrated that the Ton box, a highly conserved segment near the N-terminus of the protein, undergoes an order-to-disorder transition upon the binding of substrate. Here, we incorporate pairs of nitroxide spin labels into membrane...
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