The effect of point mutations on the free energy of transmembrane α-helix dimerization

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 266-275

  Fleming, Karen G ^a   Ackerman, Anne L ^a   Engelman, Donald M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C8E5; Glycophorin A; Membrane protein; Two stage model; Ultracentrifugation

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLYCOPHORIN A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOMER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; MICELLE; MOLECULAR MODEL; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0030777759     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1236     Document Type: Article

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