Hard α-keratin intermediate filament chains: Substructure of the N-and C-terminal domains and the predicted structure and function of the C-terminal domains of type I and type II chains

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 67-75

  Parry, David A D ^a   North, A C T ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domainal sub structure; Hard keratin; Polyproline; sheet conformation

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISULFIDE BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031657562     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.3967     Document Type: Article

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