The actin binding site of thymosin β4 mapped by mutational analysis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-210

  Van Troys, M ^a   Dewitte, D ^a   Goethals, M ^a   Carlier, M F ^b   Vandekerckhove, J ^a   Ampe, C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Actin binding; Structure function relation; Thymosin 4 mutants; Villin headpiece

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ERYTHROCYTE BAND 4.9 PROTEIN; HEXAPEPTIDE; THYMOSIN BETA4; VILLIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTRICITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030060424     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00350.x     Document Type: Article

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