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Do prokaryotes have more kinetically stable proteins than eukaryotic organisms?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20677776     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Upon folding, some proteins become conformationally trapped, presumably to protect against aggregation or premature degradation. To probe the occurrence of this property, known as kinetic stability, we used a diagonal two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method to probe biologically diverse organisms. The results show that kinetic stability is prevalent in prokaryotes, especially thermophiles, but uncommon in eukaryotic organisms, thereby suggesting that this property might be crucial for the adaptation and survival of less complex prokaryotic organisms.
Authors:
Ke Xia; Songjie Zhang; Brent A Solina; Blanca Barquera; Wilfredo Colón
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemistry     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1520-4995     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochemistry     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-24     Completed Date:  2010-09-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370623     Medline TA:  Biochemistry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7239-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York 12180, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / methods
Eukaryota
Prokaryotic Cells
Proteins / chemistry*,  genetics,  isolation & purification*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Proteins

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