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Opposing structural changes in two symmetrical polypeptides bring about opposing changes to the thermal stability of a complex integral membrane protein.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Jan 2011
Holden-Dye Katherine, Crouch Lucy I, Williams Christopher M, Bone Robert A, Cheng Jade, Böhles Felix, Heathcote Peter, Jones Michael R
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The relationship between membrane protein structure and thermal stability has been examined in the reaction centre from the bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides, a complex membrane protein comprising three polypeptide chains and 10 cofactors. The core of this protein exhibits an approximate twofold...
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