Glycosylated threonine but not 4-hydroxyproline dominates the triple helix stabilizing positions in the sequence of a hydrothermal vent worm cuticle collagen

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-266

  Mann, Karlheinz ^a   Mechling, Diane E ^b   Bächinger, Hans Peter ^b,c   Eckerskorn, Christoph ^a   Gaill, Francoise ^d   Timpl, Rupert ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Collagen like peptide; Glycosylation; Invertebrate collagen; Sequence; Triple helix stability

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; CYANOGEN BROMIDE; GALACTOSE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROXYPROLINE; THREONINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DEGLYCOSYLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMOSTABILITY; WORM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; PACHYPTILA; RIFTIA PACHYPTILA;

EID: 0030590236     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0457     Document Type: Article

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