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Rational design of a colorimetric pH sensor from a soluble retinoic acid chaperone.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 30 Oct 2013
Berbasova Tetyana, Nosrati Meisam, Vasileiou Chrysoula, Wang Wenjing, Lee Kin Sing Stephen, Yapici Ipek, Geiger James H, Borhan Babak
Abstract excerpt
Reengineering of cellular retinoic acid binding protein II (CRABPII) to be capable of binding retinal as a protonated Schiff base is described. Through rational alterations of the binding pocket, electrostatic perturbations of the embedded retinylidene chromophore that favor delocalization of the...
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