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The proline-rich domain of TonB possesses an extended polyproline II-like conformation of sufficient length to span the periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria

  1. Silvia Domingo Köhler1,†,
  2. Annemarie Weber2,†,
  3. S. Peter Howard3,
  4. Wolfram Welte2,*,
  5. Malte Drescher1,*

Article first published online: 21 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/pro.345

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 19, Issue 4, pages 625–630, April 2010

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Domingo Köhler, S., Weber, A., Howard, S. P., Welte, W. and Drescher, M. (2010), The proline-rich domain of TonB possesses an extended polyproline II-like conformation of sufficient length to span the periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria. Protein Science, 19: 625–630. doi: 10.1002/pro.345

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany

  3. 3

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E5

  1. †

    Silvia Domingo Köhler and Annemarie Weber contributed equally to this work.

*University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 21 JAN 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 21 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 6 JAN 2010
  5. Manuscript Revised: 4 JAN 2010
  6. Manuscript Received: 9 DEC 2009

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  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Grant Number: DR 743/2-1
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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