Helicity of α(404-451) and β(394-445) tubulin C-terminal recombinant peptides

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 788-799

  Jimenez, M Angeles ^a   Evangelio, Juan A ^b   Aranda, Carlos ^c   Lopez Brauet, Adamari ^c   Andreu, David ^d   Rico, Manuel ^a   Lagos, Rosalba ^c   Andreu, Jose M ^b   Monasterio, Octavio ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CD and NMR; MAPs binding; Recombinant peptides; Tubulin C termini

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; PEPTIDE; SUBTILISIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MICROTUBULE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0000443209     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.4.788     Document Type: Article

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