Domain Structure of the Staphylococcus aureus Collagen Adhesin
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Domain structure of the Staphylococcus aureus collagen adhesin.
Sequence analysis of surface proteins from Gram-positive bacteria indicates a composite organization consisting of unique and repeated segments. Thus, these proteins may contain discrete domains that could fold independently. In this paper, we have used a panel of biophysical methods, including gel permeation chromatography, analytical ultracentrifugation, circular dichroism, and fluorescence s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biochemistry
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0006-2960,1520-4995
DOI: 10.1021/bi981773r