An exceptionally stable helix from the ribosomal protein L9: Implications for protein folding and stability

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 640-647

  Kuhlman, Brian ^a   Yang, Hui Yu ^a,c   Boice, Judith A ^b,d   Fairman, Robert ^b   Raleigh, Daniel P ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Helix coil transition; L9; Protein folding; Protein fragments; helix

Indexed keywords

MONOMER; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0031214378     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1146     Document Type: Editorial

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