Context dependence of mutational effects in a protein: The crystal structures of the V35I, I47V and V35I/I47V gene V protein core mutants

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 148-159

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Skinner, Matthew M ^b   Sandberg, Warren S ^c   Wang, Andrew H J ^a   Terwilliger, Thomas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Filamentous phage; Gene V protein; Protein stability; Site specific mutants; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIMER; ISOLEUCINE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0029984120     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0309     Document Type: Article

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