Electron spin labeling reveals the highly dynamic N-terminal arms of the SOS mutagenesis protein UmuD.
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Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used to probe the conformational dynamics of the N-terminal arms of the umuD gene products. We determined that the arms of UmuD(2) display a large degree of motion, are largely unbound from the globular C-terminal domain, and that the free energy of dissociation is +2.1 kJ mol(-1).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular bioSystems
دوره 7 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011