Multistep Denaturation of Borrelia burgdorferi OspA, a Protein Containing a Single-Layer β-Sheet †
Koide S, Bu Z, Risal D, Pham T, Nakagawa T, Tamura A, Engelman D. Multistep Denaturation of Borrelia burgdorferi OspA, a Protein Containing a Single-Layer β-Sheet †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 4757-4767. PMID: 10200164, DOI: 10.1021/bi982443+.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolution small-angle X-ray scatteringChemical shift differencesSingle-layer β-sheetSignificant kinetic barrierSmall-angle X-ray scatteringHeteronuclear NMR spectroscopyDifferential scanning calorimetryNMR spectroscopyRadius of gyrationX-ray scatteringDenaturation reactionNMR measurementsShift differencesKinetic barrierRigid moleculesScanning calorimetrySAXS measurementsΒ-sheetCooperative transitionReactionLys residuesBorrelia burgdorferi OspANative proteinBeta-sheet segmentThermal denaturation reaction