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An empirical phase diagram approach to investigate conformational stability of "second-generation" functional mutants of acidic fibroblast growth factor-1.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society - 1 Mar 2012
Alsenaidy Mohammad A, Wang Tingting, Kim Jae Hyun, Joshi Sangeeta B, Lee Jihun, Blaber Michael, Volkin David B, Middaugh C Russell
Abstract excerpt
Acidic fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) is an angiogenic protein which requires binding to a polyanion such as heparin for its mitogenic activity and physicochemical stability. To evaluate the extent to which this heparin dependence on solution stability could be reduced or eliminated, the structural integrity and conformational stability of 10 selected FGF-1 mutants were examined as a function of solution pH...
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