title: HPr as a model protein in structure, interaction, folding and stability studies.
abstract: The small size and lack of disulphide bonds or cofactors in the Histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein (HPr) makes it an attractive system with which to study structure, interaction to its enzymatic partners, and its stability and folding. Here we give an overview on the immense work that has been performed on this protein and we will show that HPr has been widely used as a model protein to study important aspects in modern Structural Biology.
authors.affiliation: Departemento de Química-Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Azuaga
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Neira
authors.forename: N A J
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: van Nuland
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006639:Histidine / Q000378:metabolism; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010731:Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D017510:Protein Folding; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012694:Serine; D006639:Histidine; D010731:Phosphoenolpyruvate Sugar Phosphotransferase System; C030182:phosphocarrier protein HPr