Oligomerization properties of GCN4 leucine zipper e and g position mutants

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2218-2226

  Zeng, Xiangang ^a,c   Zhu, Hai ^a   Lashuel, Hilal A ^a   Hu, James C ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Wuyi University   (China)

Author keywords

Dimerization specificity; Leucine zippers; Protein structure; Recombinant fusion proteins; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0030769231     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061016     Document Type: Article

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