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Direct interaction between KaiA and KaiB revealed by a site-directed spin labeling electron spin resonance analysis.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Mar 2010
Mutoh Risa, Mino Hiroyuki, Murakami Reiko, Uzumaki Tatsuya, Takabayashi Atsushi, Ishii Kentaro, Ishiura Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
In cyanobacteria, three clock proteins, KaiA, KaiB and KaiC, play essential roles in generating circadian oscillations. The interactions of these proteins change during the circadian cycle. Here, we demonstrated direct interaction between KaiA and KaiB using electron spin resonance spectroscopy. We prepared cystein (Cys)-substituted mutants of Thermosynechococcus elongatus KaiB, labeled specifically their Cys...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Cysteine
- Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
- Mutation
- Protein Binding
- Recombinant Proteins
- Spin Labels
- Temperature
