Ala-insertion scanning mutagenesis of the glycophorin A transmembrane helix: A rapid way to map helix-helix interactions in integral membrane proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1339-1341

  Mingarro, Ismael ^a   Whitley, Paul ^a   Lemmon, Mark A ^b   Von Heijne, Gunnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

helix packing; membrane protein; mutagenesis; helix

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; GLYCOPHORIN A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029893893     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050712     Document Type: Article

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